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Koine Greek wordlink #153102

← ἀρεστά ↑ → 1 Yhn (1 Yohan or 1 Jhn) 3 ║ ═

SR GNT 1 Yhn 3:22 ἀρεστά (aresta) ‘we are keeping and the pleasing things before him we are practicing’ Strongs=7010 Lemma=arestos
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=neuter number=plural
Year=90 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἀρεστά (S-ANP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀρεστά’ (S-ANP) is always and only glossed as ‘pleasing things’.

Yhn (Jhn) 8:29 ‘because I the pleasing things to him am doing always’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 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)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘arestos’ have 2 different glosses: ‘pleasing’, ‘pleasing things’.

Greek words (3) other than ἀρεστά (S-ANP) with a gloss related to ‘pleasing’

ACTs 6:2 ἀρεστόν (areston) S-NNS ‘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 ‘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)

COL 1:10 ἀρεσκείαν (areskeian) N-AFS Lemma=areskeia ‘master in all pleasing in every work’ SR GNT Col 1:10 word 8

OET-LV: 10 to _walk worthily of _the master in all pleasing, in every work good bearing _fruit, and being _grown in _the knowledge of_ the _god, (COL_1:10)

OET-RV: 10 to live worthily of the master—pleasing him in every kind of good and productive work. We pray that you all will grow in the knowledge of God (COL 1:10)

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