ἀρεστός
arestos · pleasing
Greek word · Strong’s number G701 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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arestos (ἀρεστός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pleasing”.
What pleases someone.
How to say it
a·res·tos
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
- Giving delight; suitable.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- what is pleasing ×2
- desirable ×1
- pleasing ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 8:29
And the one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to him.”
- Acts 6:2
So the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.
- Acts 12:3
And when he saw that it was pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also (and these were the days of Unleavened Bread).
- 1 John 3:22
and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight.