Arestos ἀρεστός
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| ἀρεστός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | arestos |
| Strong's number | G701 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | pleasing |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Acts (2) |
Arestos (Greek ἀρεστός, Strong's G701) is a Greek adjective meaning “pleasing”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀρεστός, -ή, -όν
(ἀρέσκω), [in LXX for יָשָׁר, etc. ;]
pleasing, agreeable (Hdt., Xen., and later writers; see Cremer, 641 f; MM, see word): with dative of person(s), Jhn.8:29, Act.12:3; before ἐνώπιον, with genitive (Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), 1Jn.3:22; ἀρεστόν ἐστιν, with accusative and inf (El., § 69, 5; 72, 5), Act.6:2.†
(AS)
(ἀρέσκω), [in LXX for יָשָׁר, etc. ;]
pleasing, agreeable (Hdt., Xen., and later writers; see Cremer, 641 f; MM, see word): with dative of person(s), Jhn.8:29, Act.12:3; before ἐνώπιον, with genitive (Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), 1Jn.3:22; ἀρεστόν ἐστιν, with accusative and inf (El., § 69, 5; 72, 5), Act.6:2.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | those things that please (1), reason (1), pleased (1), pleasing (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pleases (1), unacceptable (1), pleased (1), is pleasing (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Arestos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
Acts
- Acts 6:2Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
- Acts 12:3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
1 John
- 1 John 3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).