Lexicon euaresteó: to be well-pleasing Original Word: εὐαρεστέωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: euaresteó Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-ar-es-teh'-o) Short Definition: I please Definition: I give pleasure to, please (perhaps with the added idea of: rendering good service to). HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 2100 euarestéō – to please (gratify) by giving what is acceptable. We only please the Lord by living in faith ("His inworked persuasions/preferences"). Accordingly, 2100 (euarestéō) and faith (4102 /pístis) are directly connected in the NT. See 2101 (euarestos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom euarestosDefinitionto be well-pleasing NASB Translationplease (1), pleased (1), pleasing (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 2100: εὐαρεστέωεὐαρεστέω, ἐυαρέστω: 1 aorist infinitive εὐαρεστῆσαι; perfect infinitive εὐηρεστηκέναι, and without augment εὐαρεστηκέναι Hebrews 11:5 L WH (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 162; Buttmann, 35 (30)); to be well-pleasing: τῷ Θεῷ (the Sept. for אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים הִתְהַלֵּך, Genesis 5:22, 24; Genesis 6:9), Hebrews 11:5f. (Sir. 44:16; Philo de Abr. § 6; de exsecr. § 9; τίνι, Diodorus 14, 4). Passive present ἐυαρεστοῦμαι; τίνι ( Buttmann, 188 (163); Winers Grammar, § 39, 1 a.), to be well pleased with a thing: Hebrews 13:16 ( Diodorus 3, 55; 20, 79; ( Diogenes Laërtius 10, 137).
Strong's gratify, please. From euarestos; to gratify entirely -- please (well). see GREEK euarestos |
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