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Koine Greek wordlink #133654

SR GNT Col 1:10 ἀρεσκείαν (areskeian) ‘master in all pleasing in every work’ Strongs=6990 Lemma=areskeia^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ἀρεσκείαν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀρεσκείαν’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘pleasing’.

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘areskeia’ in the Greek originals.

Greek words (4) other than ἀρεσκείαν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘pleasing’

YHN 8:29 ἀρεστὰ (aresta) S-ANP Lemma=arestos ‘because I the pleasing things to him am doing always’ SR GNT Yhn 8:29 word 20

ACTs 6:2 ἀρεστόν (areston) S-NNS Lemma=arestos ‘apprentices/followers said not pleasing it is us having left’ SR GNT Acts 6:2 word 14

ACTs 12:3 ἀρεστόν (areston) S-NNS Lemma=arestos ‘having seen and that pleasing is it the Youdaiōns’ SR GNT Acts 12:3 word 5

1YHN 3:22 ἀρεστὰ (aresta) S-ANP Lemma=arestos ‘we are keeping and the pleasing things before him we are practicing’ SR GNT 1Yhn 3:22 word 20

Key: N=noun S=substantive adjective AFS=accusative,feminine,singular ANP=accusative,neuter,plural NNS=nominative,neuter,singular