verb
areskamō
Greekἀρέσκω (areskō)
Strong’sG700
I please, serve
stem aresk-17 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀρέσκω,
[in LXX chiefly for טוֹב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G700 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-es'-ko
to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so)
Fromprobably from G142 (through the idea of exciting emotion);
King Jamesplease.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| areskamōἀρέσκω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | please | 1× |
| areskameἤρεσκον | was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular | please | 1× |
| areskataἤρεσεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | pleased | 3× |
| areskateiaἀρέσῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | please | 4× |
| areskatōrἀρεσκέτω | happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular | please | 1× |
| areskarōἀρέσκειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | please | 3× |
| areskaraἀρέσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | please | 1× |
| areskarōtoisἀρέσκοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | please | 1× |
| areskarōtoiuἀρεσκόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | pleasing | 1× |
| areskaratauἀρεσάσης | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular feminine | having pleased | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | areskamō1×ἀρέσκω | areskame1×ἤρεσκον | areskami | areskama | areskamē | areskamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | areskasō | areskase | areskasi | areskasa | areskasē | areskaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | areskatō | areskate | areskati | areskata3×ἤρεσεν | areskatē | areskatelē |
| we 1st person plural | areskanō | areskane | areskani | areskana | areskanē | areskanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | areskavō | areskave | areskavi | areskava | areskavē | areskavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | areskalō | areskale | areskali | areskala | areskalē | areskalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 4 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | areskameiō | areskameia | areskameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | areskaseiō | areskaseia | areskaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | areskateiō | areskateia4×ἀρέσῃ | areskateiē |
| we 1st person plural | areskaneiō | areskaneia | areskaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | areskaveiō | areskaveia | areskaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | areskaleiō | areskaleia | areskaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | areskasōr | areskasar | areskasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | areskatōr1×ἀρεσκέτω | areskatar | areskatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | areskavōr | areskavar | areskavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | areskalōr | areskalar | areskalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | areskamoiō | areskamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | areskasoiō | areskasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | areskatoiō | areskatoia |
| we 1st person plural | areskanoiō | areskanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | areskavoiō | areskavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | areskaloiō | areskaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | areskarō3×ἀρέσκειν | areskari | areskara1×ἀρέσαι | areskarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | areskarōtos2× | areskaritos | areskaratos1× | areskarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
aresk is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
areskamō“please”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 10:33“please”kathōs kamis panteim pantoi areskamō, mē zētarōtos tem miautou sumforem alla tem toiu polloiu, hina sōzileia.as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
areskame“please”was happening · Iimperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 1:10“please”Arti gar anthrōpoin peithamō ē ton theon? ē zētamō anthrōpoi areskarō? ei ēti anthrōpoi areskame, Christou doulos ouk an eme.Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
areskata“pleased”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 14:6“pleased”genesiei de gineratei tou Hērōdou orcheta tas thugatēras tau Hērōdiadau en te mese kai areskata to Hērōdo,On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod
Acts 6:5“pleased”kai areskata tos logos enōpion panteu teu plētheu, kai eklegela Stefanon, anēron plēros pistiau kai pneumeu hagieu, kai Filippon kai Prochoron kai Nikanōron kai Timōnon kai Parmenaon kai Nikolaon prosēluton Antiochevon,This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
Romans 15:3“please”kai gar tos Christos ouk heauto areskata; alla kathōs grafitē; Tois oneidismois toiu oneidizarōtoiu sin epipiptala epi min.For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
areskateia“please”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular4×
1 Corinthians 7:32“please”Thelamō de vin amerimnoin arō. tos agamos merimnatō teim tou kuriou, pōs areskateia to kurio;I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
1 Corinthians 7:33“please”tos de gamaratos merimnatō teim tou kosmou, pōs areskateia ta gunaika,But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
1 Corinthians 7:34“please”kai merizitē. kai tas gunaikas tas agamas kai tas parthenas merimnatō teim tou kuriou, hina ateiō hagias kai te sōme kai te pneume; tas de gamaratas merimnatō teim tou kosmou, pōs areskateia to anēro.and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
2 Timothy 2:4“please”oudenos strateuerōtos empleketō tai tou biou pragmateiai, hina to stratologarato areskateia;A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.
areskatōr“please”happening now · he/she/itpresent active imperative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 15:2“please”hekastos nu to plēsion areskatōr eis tem agathem pros oikodoman;Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
areskarō“please”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive3×
Romans 15:1“please”Ofeilanō de nis tois dunatois teim asthenēmeim toiu adunatoiu bastazarō, kai mē heautoi areskarō.We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Galatians 1:10“please”Arti gar anthrōpoin peithamō ē ton theon? ē zētamō anthrōpoi areskarō? ei ēti anthrōpoi areskame, Christou doulos ouk an eme.Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
1 Thessalonians 4:1“please”Loipem oun, adelfoir, erōtanō vin kai parakalanō en kurio Iēso, hina kathōs paralambava para nu tem pōs datō vin peripatarō kai areskarō theo, kathōs kai peripatavō, hina perisseuaveiō mallon.Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.
areskara“please”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Romans 8:8“please”tois de en sarxa arōtois theo areskara ouk dunelō.Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.
areskarōtois“please”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 2:4“please”alla kathōs dokimazinē hupo tou theou pisteuira tem euangeliem houtōs lalanō, ouk hōs anthrōpoi areskarōtois alla theo to dokimazarōto tain kardiain nu.Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
areskarōtoiu“pleasing”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 Thessalonians 2:15“pleasing”toiu kai ton kurion apokteinaratoiu Iēsun kai toin profētoin kai nin ekdiōkaratoiu, kai theo mē areskarōtoiu, kai pantoi anthrōpoi enantioiu,who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
areskaratau“having pleased”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive singular feminine1×
Mark 6:22“having pleased”kai eisercharatau tau thugatērau autau tau Hērōdiadau kai orcheratau kai areskaratau to Hērōdo kai toi sunanakeierōtoi, legata tos basilevos te korasie; Aitasar min hem ean thelaseiō, kai dōami si;When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”