Strong’s G701 · Greek
ἀρεστός
arestós · ar-es-tos'
Origin from ἀρέσκω (G700);
Meaning agreeable; by implication, fit
In the King James Version (things that) please(-ing), reason.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
- Acts 6:2Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
- Acts 12:3And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
- 1 John 3:22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.