G700
ἀρέσκω
aréskō
to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so)
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from G142 (αἴρω) (through the idea of exciting emotion);
to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: please
Usage
17 occurrences · 0 OT · 17 NT · 12 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- pleased5 · 26%
- please3 · 16%
- to please3 · 16%
- he may please3 · 16%
- let1 · 5%
- she may please1 · 5%
- i1 · 5%
- pleasing1 · 5%
- they please1 · 5%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
ἤρεσεν4ἀρέσῃ3ἀρέσκειν1ἀρεσκέτω1ἀρέσκω1ἀρέσκειν;1ἀρέσῃ.1ἤρεσκον,1ἀρέσκοντες1ἀρέσαι1ἀρεσκόντων1ἀρέσκειν·1
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.