STRONGS G700:
ἀρέσκω; imperfect
ἤρεσκον; future
ἀρέσω; 1 aorist
ἤρεσα; (
ΑΡΩ [see
ἄρα at the beginning]); [from Homer down];
a. to please:
τινί,
Matthew 14:6;
Mark 6:22;
Romans 8:8;
Romans 15:2;
1 Thessalonians 2:15;
1 Thessalonians 4:1;
1 Corinthians 7:32-34;
Galatians 1:10;
2 Timothy 2:4;
ἐνώπιόν τινος, after the Hebrew
בְּעֵינֵי,
Acts 6:5 (
1 Kings 3:10;
Genesis 34:18, etc.).
b. to strive to please; to accommodate oneself to the opinions, desires, interests of others:
τινί,
1 Corinthians 10:33 (
πάντα πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω);
1 Thessalonians 2:4.
ἀρέσκειν ἑαυτῷ, to please oneself and therefore to have an eye to one's own interests:
Romans 15:1,
3.
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