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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἀρέσκω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaἀρέσκω
Citation formἀρέσκω
Part of speechverb
GlossI please, serve
Strong’sG0700
Transliterationaréskō
Definitionto be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so)
KJV glosses:--please.
Derivationprobably from (through the idea of exciting emotion)
SBLGNT occurrences16

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἀρέσαι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Romans 8:8
ἀρεσάσης
verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT -AAPGSF-) — Mark 6:22
ἀρέσῃ
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:32
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:33
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 1 Corinthians 7:34
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — 2 Timothy 2:4
ἀρέσκειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Romans 15:1
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Galatians 1:10
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — 1 Thessalonians 4:1
ἀρεσκέτω
verb, third person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 3PAD-S--) — Romans 15:2
ἀρέσκοντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:4
ἀρεσκόντων
verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPGPM-) — 1 Thessalonians 2:15
ἀρέσκω
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 10:33
ἤρεσεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Matthew 14:6
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Acts 6:5
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — Romans 15:3
ἤρεσκον
verb, first person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1IAI-S--) — Galatians 1:10

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: αρεσκω.