εὐαρεστέω
euaresteō · please
Greek word · Strong’s number G2100 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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euaresteō (εὐαρεστέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “please”.
Be pleasing to someone; in the passive, be pleased with something.
How to say it
eu·a·res·te·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To be to someone's liking; to delight in something.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- pleased ×2
- please him ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Hebrews 11:5
By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him up; for before being taken up he had received testimony that he had pleased God.
- Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who draws near to God must believe that he exists and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
- Hebrews 13:16
And do not forget doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.