Greek · G699 · unreviewed

ἀρεσκεία

Complaisance

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ἀρεσκεία G699
Pronunciation areskeía

What does ἀρεσκεία (areskeía) mean in the Bible?

ἀρεσκεία (areskeía) is a Greek word meaning "complaisance". ἀρεσκία (Rec.

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Meaning

complaisance
Extended definition

(ἀρέσκω), [in LXX (-εία): Pro.31:30 (חֵן) * ;] pleasing, desire to please: Col.1:19 In Gk. writers (Arist., Polyb.), most frequently in bad sense, but in π., Inscr., and in Philo, as above (see Deiss., BS, 224; MM, see word; Cremer, 642).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Col 1:10
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