Euaresteō εὐαρεστέω

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Euaresteō
εὐαρεστέω
Transliterationeuaresteō
Strong's numberG2100
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto please
Occurrences3 in 3 verses

Euaresteō (Greek εὐαρεστέω, Strong's G2100) is a Greek verb meaning “to please”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

εὐαρεστέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ hith., Gen.5:22, 24, Psa.26:2 56:13, al., Sir.44:16 ;]
to be well pleasing: τ. θεῷ (LXX, ll. with), Heb.11:5-6. Pass., to be well pleased: with dative, Heb.13:16.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVpleased (2), please (1)
BSBone who pleased (1), please (1), is pleased (1)

Verses

Every verse with Euaresteō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Hebrews

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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