adjective
euarestos
Strong’sG2101
acceptable, well-pleasing
stem euarest-9 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 of 26 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.
**† εὐ-άρεστος, -ον
[in LXX: Wi 4:10 9:10 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2101 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(ἀρέσκω) wellpleasing, acceptable, τὸ ἀγαθὸν εὐ. Cleanth. 3.6; τινι LXX+1st c.AD+; τισι Refs; παρά τινι LXX+1st c.BC+; χρῆσις pleasant, Refs 1st c.AD+; σύμμαχοι probably in Refs 3rd c.BC+; τὸ εὐ. Refs 1st c.AD+. adverb -τως, ἔργον συνετέλεσεν Refs 2nd c.BC+: comparative -οτέρως, διακεῖσθαί τινι Refs 5th c.BC+; - τως ἱερησάμενος Refs 2nd c.BC+; λατρεύειν τῷ θεῷ NT
II choice, οἶνος, πυρός, Refs 4th c.AD+
III according to taste, λαχανόσπερμον λαμβάνειν εὐ. Refs 3rd c.AD+
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
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | euarestos1×εὐάρεστος | euarestas | euarestem4×εὐάρεστον | euarestois1×εὐάρεστοι | euarestais | euaresteim |
| object accusative | euareston | euarestan2×εὐάρεστον | euarestoin1×εὐαρέστους | euarestain | ||
| direct address vocative | euarestor | euarestar | euarestoir | euarestair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | euarestou | euarestau | euaresteu | euarestoiu | euarestaiu | euaresteiu |
| to, for dative | euaresto | euaresta | euareste | euarestoi | euarestai | euarestei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — 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.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
euarestos“acceptable”subjectnominative singular1×
Romans 14:18“acceptable”… gar en houte douleuarōntos to Christo euarestos to theo kai dokimos toi anthrōpoi.For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
euarestan“pleasing”objectaccusative singular2×
Romans 12:1“acceptable”… teim sōmeim vu thusian zōarōntan hagian euarestan to theo, tan logikan latreian vu;… to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Philippians 4:18“pleasing”… para vu, osman euōdiau, thusian dektan, euarestan to theo.… your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
euarestem“pleasing”subject or objectdirect singular4×
Romans 12:2“acceptable”… thelēmem tou theou, tem agathem kai euarestem kai teleiem.… is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Ephesians 5:10“pleasing”dokimazarōntois tinem atō euarestem to kurio;… and prove what pleases the Lord.
Colossians 3:20“pleases”… toi gonevoi kata panteim, houtem gar euarestem atō en kurio.… obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.
Hebrews 13:21… thelēmem autou, poiarōntos en ni tem euarestem enōpion autou dia Iēsu Christou, ho …… He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ …
euarestois“pleasing”subjectnominative plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:9“pleasing”… kai filotimonō, eite endēmarōntois eite ekdēmarōntois, euarestois auto arō.… to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.
euarestoin“well-pleasing”objectaccusative plural1×
Titus 2:9Douloin idioi despotoi hupotassorō en pantei, euarestoin arō, mē antilegarōntoin,… own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,