verb
euarestamō
Strong’sG2100
I please
stem euarest-3 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
εὐαρεστέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ hith., Ge 5:22, 24, Ps 25 (26):2 55 (56):13, al., Si 44:16;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2100 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidyoo-ar-es-teh'-o
to gratify entirely
Fromfrom G2101;
King Jamesplease (well).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be well pleasing, τῷ Κοινῷ τῶν Δελφῶν LXX+2nd c.BC+it seemed good, it was resolved, Refs 1st c.AD+: —passive, to be well pleased, satisfied, τινι with a thing, Refs 3rd c.BC+; τῇ νήσῳ, τῇ ἡγεμονίᾳ, NT+1st c.BC+
2 in Medicine texts, in passive, to be benefited, get relief, of patients, Refs 1st c.AD+
II intransitive, = passive, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| euarestotōεὐαρεστεῖται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | pleased | 1× |
| euarestaraεὐαρεστῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | please | 1× |
| euarestarēεὐαρεστηκέναι | has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive | 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euarestamō | euarestame | euarestami | euarestama | euarestamē | euarestamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | euarestasō | euarestase | euarestasi | euarestasa | euarestasē | euarestaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euarestatō | euarestate | euarestati | euarestata | euarestatē | euarestatelē |
| we 1st person plural | euarestanō | euarestane | euarestani | euarestana | euarestanē | euarestanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euarestavō | euarestave | euarestavi | euarestava | euarestavē | euarestavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | euarestalō | euarestale | euarestali | euarestala | euarestalē | euarestalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euarestomō | euarestome | euarestomē | euarestomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | euarestosō | euarestose | euarestosē | euarestoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euarestotō1×εὐαρεστεῖται | euarestote | euarestotē | euarestotelē |
| we 1st person plural | euarestonō | euarestone | euarestonē | euarestonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euarestovō | euarestove | euarestovē | euarestovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | euarestolō | euarestole | euarestolē | euarestolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euarestameiō | euarestameia | euarestameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | euarestaseiō | euarestaseia | euarestaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euarestateiō | euarestateia | euarestateiē |
| we 1st person plural | euarestaneiō | euarestaneia | euarestaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euarestaveiō | euarestaveia | euarestaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | euarestaleiō | euarestaleia | euarestaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euarestomeiō | euarestomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | euarestoseiō | euarestoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euarestoteiō | euarestoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | euarestoneiō | euarestoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | euarestoveiō | euarestoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | euarestoleiō | euarestoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | euarestasōr | euarestasar | euarestasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euarestatōr | euarestatar | euarestatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | euarestavōr | euarestavar | euarestavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | euarestalōr | euarestalar | euarestalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | euarestosōr | euarestosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euarestotōr | euarestotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | euarestovōr | euarestovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | euarestolōr | euarestolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euarestamoiō | euarestamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | euarestasoiō | euarestasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euarestatoiō | euarestatoia |
| we 1st person plural | euarestanoiō | euarestanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | euarestavoiō | euarestavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | euarestaloiō | euarestaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | euarestomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | euarestosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | euarestotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | euarestonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | euarestovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | euarestoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | euarestarō | euarestari | euarestara1×εὐαρεστῆσαι | euarestarē1×εὐαρεστηκέναι |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | euarestorō | euarestorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | euarestarōntos | euarestarintos | euarestarantos | euarestarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | euarestorōntos | euarestorēntos |
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
euarest 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
euarestotō“pleased”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 13:16… koinōniau mē epilathovōr, toioutai gar thusiai euarestotō tos theos.… for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
euarestara“please”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Hebrews 11:6chōris de pistiau adunatem euarestara, pisteuara gar datō ton proserchorōnton to …… without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him …
euarestarē“pleased”has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive1×
Hebrews 11:5… theos; pro gar tau metathesiau marturotē euarestarē to theo,… he was commended as one who pleased God.