ἀρεστός (arestos) means “pleasing” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: ar-es-tos' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ἀρεστός · arestos · 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)
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pleasing, satisfactory, acceptable.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| is pleasing | 1 |
| pleased | 1 |
| pleases | 1 |
| unacceptable | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| reason | 1 |
| those things that are pleasing | 1 |
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He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
Read word by wordSo the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
Read word by wordAnd seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Read word by wordand we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
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