Original Word: εὐαρεστέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: euaresteó
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-ar-es-teh'-o)
Definition: to be well-pleasing
Usage: I give pleasure to, please (perhaps with the added idea of: rendering good service to).

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).

Word Origin
from euarestos
Definition
to be well-pleasing
NASB Translation
please (1), pleased (1), pleasing (1).

STRONGS NT 2100: εὐαρεστέω

εὐαρεστέω, 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 Exhaustive Concordance

gratify, please.

From euarestos; to gratify entirely -- please (well).

see GREEK euarestos

Forms and Transliterations

ευαρέστει ευαρεστειται ευαρεστείται εὐαρεστεῖται ευαρεστηκεναι εὐαρεστηκέναι ευαρεστησαι ευαρεστήσαι εὐαρεστῆσαι ευαρεστήσω ευηρεστηκέναι ευηρέστησα ευηρέστησαν ευηρέστησε ευηρέστησεν ευηρέστουν euaresteitai euaresteîtai euarestekenai euarestekénai euarestēkenai euarestēkénai euarestesai euarestêsai euarestēsai euarestē̂sai

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