What does εὐαρεστέω (euarestéō) mean in the Bible?
εὐαρεστέω (euarestéō): Pleasing God through obedient conduct; the believer's active effort to align actions with divine favor.
Greek · G2100
εὐαρεστέω
To gratify entirely
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εὐαρεστέωG2100
Pronunciationeuarestéō
What does εὐαρεστέω (euarestéō) mean in the Bible?
εὐαρεστέω (euarestéō): Pleasing God through obedient conduct; the believer's active effort to align actions with divine favor.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2100?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is pleased (1), one who pleased (1), to please [God] (1).
Where does εὐαρεστέω (euarestéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 11:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itis pleased1×Hebrews 13:16
one who pleased1×Hebrews 11:5
to please [God]1×Hebrews 11:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowHebrews 11:5
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Hebrews3
Source forms
εὐαρεστεῖται1xeuaresteitaiHebrews 13:16
εὐαρεστηκέναι1xeuarestēkenaiHebrews 11:5
εὐαρεστῆσαι1xeuarestēsaiHebrews 11:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xHebrews 11:6
Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active1xHebrews 11:5
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xHebrews 13:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Pleasing God through obedient conduct; the believer's active effort to align actions with divine favor.
Strong'sG2100
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to gratify entirely
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Pleasing God through obedient conduct; the believer's active effort to align actions with divine favor.
to be well pleasing: τ. θεῷ (LXX, ll. with), Heb.11:5-6. Pass., to be well pleased: with dative, Heb.13:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 11:5Verb Perfect Active Infinitive
εὐηρεστηκέναιeuhresthkenai
I please
Read verseHebrews 11:6Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
εὐαρεστῆσαι·euaresthsai
I please
Read verseHebrews 13:16Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
εὐαρεστεῖταιeuaresteitai
I please
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3TensesPerfect, Aorist, PresentVoicesActive, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Perfect ActiveHeb 11:51×
Aorist ActiveHeb 11:61×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present PassiveHeb 13:161×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect1aorist1present1
Voice
active2passive1
Mood
infinitive2indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
εὐαρεστέω is built from this root: