Strong's Greek · G699

G699 areskeía

ἀρεσκεία

ar-es'-ki-ah

pleasing

Looking for Hebrew H699 ʼărubbâh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G699. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

areskeía appears once in Scripture, in Colossians 1:10. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

complaisance

In the King James Version

pleasing

Derivation

from a derivative of G700 (ἀρέσκω);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Colossians 1:10

“so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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