Strong's Lexicon
G441
G441 — ἀνθρωπάρεσκος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G441 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀνθρωπάρεσκος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G444 and G700 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | anthropareskos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | anth-ro-par'-es-kos |
| Meaning: | 1. man-courting, i.e. fawning |
| KJV Renderings: | men-pleaser |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀνθρωπάρεσκος, ἀνθρωπάρεσκον (ἄνθρωπος and ἄρεσκος agreeable, pleasing, insinuating; cf. εὐάρεσκος, δυσαρεσκος, ἀυταρεσκος in Lob. ad Phryn., p. 621); only in Biblical and ecclesiastical writings. (Winers Grammar, 25): studying to please men, courting the favor of men: Eph 6:6; Col 3:22. (Psa 52:6 (); (Ps. Sal. ).)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀνθρωπάρεσκος (men-pleaser)
Ephesians 6:6
- KJV: Not with eyeservice as menpleasers but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart
- GK: μη κατ΄ οφθαλμοδουλείαν ως ανθρωπάρεσκοι αλλ΄ ως δούλοι του χριστού ποιούντες το θέλημα του θεού εκ ψυχής
Colossians 3:22
- KJV: Servants obey in all things masters according to the flesh not with eyeservice as menpleasers but in singleness of heart fearing God
- GK: οι δούλοι υπακούετε κατά πάντα τοις κατά σάρκα κυρίοις μη εν οφθαλμοδουλείαις ως ανθρωπάρεσκοι αλλ΄ εν απλότητι καρδίας φοβούμενοι τον θεόν