Strong's Lexicon
G699 — ἀρέσκεια
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G699 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀρέσκεια |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G700 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | areskeia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ar-es'-kei-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. complaisance |
| KJV Renderings: | pleasing |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀρεσκεία (T WH ἀρεσκια (see Iota)), ἀρεσκειας, ἡ (from ἀρεσκεύω to be complaisant; hence, not to be written (with R G L Tr) ἀρεσκεία (cf. Chandler § 99; Winers Grammar, § 6, 1 g.; Buttmann, 12 (11))), desire to please: περιπατεῖν ἀξίως τοῦ κυρίου εἰς πᾶσαν ἀρεσκείαν, to please him in all things, Col 1:10; (of the desire to please God, in Philo, opif. § 50; de profug. § 17; de victim. § 3 at the end In native Greek writings commonly in a bad sense: Theophrastus, char. 3 (5); Polybius 31, 26, 5; Diodorus 13, 53; others; (cf. Lightfoot on Colossians, the passage cited)).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀρεσκεία (pleasing)
Colossians 1:10
- KJV: That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God
- GK: περιπατήσαι υμάς αξίως του κυρίου εις πάσαν αρέσκειαν εν παντί έργω αγαθώ καρποφορούντες και αυξανόμενοι εις την επίγνωσιν του θεού