ἀρεστός arestos · G0701
pleasing
ἀρεστός, -ή, -όν; (ἀρέσκω), [in LXX for יָשָׁר, etc. ; ] ; pleasing, agreeable (Hdt., Xen., and later writers; see Cremer, 641 f; MM, see word): with dative of person(s), Jhn.8:29, Act.12:3; before ἐνώπιον, with genitive (Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), 1Jn.3:22; ἀρεστόν ἐστιν, with accusative and inf (El., § 69, 5; 72, 5), Act.6:2.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀρεστός [ᾰ], ή, όν, ; acceptable, pleasing, []; οἴνου παρέχειν ἀρεστόν a sufficient quantity, []; satisfactory, []; of persons, acceptable, approved, τινί[]adverb, ἑωυτῷ ἀρεστῶς quite to his own satisfaction, []
Where it's used 4 times
John 8:29 · Acts 6:2 · Acts 12:3 · 1 John 3:22
Source: TBESG G0701; TFLSJ G0701
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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