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Greek word study

ἀρέσκωaréskō — I please, serve

I please, with the idea of willing service rendered to others; hence almost: I serve.

Translated in the King James as: please

Appears 17 times in Scripture

Origin: probably from G142 (αἴρω) (through the idea of exciting emotion);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 1×
Matt 14:6
Mark — 1×
Mark 6:22
Acts — 1×
Acts 6:5
Romans — 4×
Rom 8:8Rom 15:1Rom 15:2Rom 15:3
1 Corinthians — 4×
1 Cor 7:321 Cor 7:331 Cor 7:341 Cor 10:33
Galatians — 2×
Gal 1:10+ 1 more in Galatians
1 Thessalonians — 3×
1 Thess 2:41 Thess 2:151 Thess 4:1
2 Timothy — 1×
2 Tim 2:4

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.