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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G700 - Pleasing

Strong's No.:G700

Greek:ἀρέσκω

Transliteration:areskō

Phonetic:ar-es'-ko

Word Origin:Probably from G142 (through the idea of exciting emotion)

Bible Usage:please.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to be agreeable (or by implication to seek to be so)


Thayers
Definition:

1. to please

2. to strive to please

a. to accommodate one's self to the opinions desires and interests of others


Bible References:
Pleasing

Translation
Occurrences:
please ( 11 )
pleased ( 5 )
pleasing ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.