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Koine Greek wordlink #132704

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
Year=64 AD

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

OET-LV: 29 And the one having _sent me, is with me,, he_ not _left me alone, because I am_ always _doing the things pleasing to _him. (JHN_8:29)

OET-RV: 29 And the one who sent me is with me—he didn’t just leave me alone—because I am continually doing what pleases him.” (JHN 8:29)

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 13

OET-LV: 2 And the twelve having _called _to the multitude of _the apprentices/followers said: It _is not pleasing us, having _left the message of_ the _god, to _be _serving unto _tables. (ACT_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 So the twelve missionaries assembled the believers together and told them, “We’re not pleased about having to take time off sharing the message of God to be serving here at the distribution tables. (ACT 6:2)

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

OET-LV: 3 And having _seen that is pleasing it _the Youdaiōns, he _proceeded to_ also _capture Petros (and those _were the_days of_ the _non-fermented bread), (ACT_12:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then when he saw that it pleased the Jewish religious leaders, he went on to seize Peter during the Flat Bread Celebration. (ACT 12:3)

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

OET-LV: 22 and whatever if we _may _be _requesting, we _are _receiving from him, because we _are _keeping the commands of _him, and we _are _practicing the pleasing things before him. (JN1_3:22)

OET-RV: 22 and confidence that whatever we are requesting from him, we will receive it because we are following his instructions and doing the things that please him. (JN1 3:22)

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