to please

Greek Verb

ἀρέσκω [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב;] 1) to please (Hom, Hdt, al.): with dative of person(s), Mat.14:6, Mrk.6:22, Rom.8:8 15:2, 1Th.2:15 4:1, 1Co.7:32-34 Gal.1:10, 2Ti.2:4; before ἐνώπισν (= Heb. בּעֵנֵי, Bl, § 37, 1; 40, 7), Ac 65. 2) In late Gk, esp. in Inscr, to render service to (see M, Th., ICC, 1 Co, ll with; Cremer, 640 f.); Rom.15:1, 3, 1Co.10:33, 1Th.2:4. (AS)

to please

Greek Verb

ἀρέσκω [ᾰ], imperfect ἤρεσκον[Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ἀρέσω[Refs 4th c.BC+] (συν-) [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: aorist ἤρεσα[Refs 5th c.BC+], etc, Epic dialect ἄρεσσα[Refs 3rd c.BC+], infinitive ἀρέσαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect ἀρήρεκα[Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, future ἀρέσομαι[Refs 4th c.BC+], Epic dialect ἀρέσσομαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]aorist ἠρεσάμην, Epic dialect ἀρ-[Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect participle ἀρεσσάμενος[Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist passive in middle sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, aorist ἠρέσθην[Refs 1st c.AD+] I) of person only, make good, make amends, ἂψ ἐθέλω ἀρέσαι[Refs 8th c.BC+]:—middle, ταῦτα δ᾽ ὄπισθεν ἀρεσσόμεθ᾽ εἴ τι κακὸν νῦν εἴρηται[Refs 8th c.BC+]; σπονδὰς θεοῖς ἀρέσασθαι make full drink-offerings to the gods, [Refs 6th c.BC+] I.2) in [Refs 8th c.BC+] also frequently in middle, with accusative person et dative modi, appease, conciliate, αὐτὸν ἀρεσσάσθω ἐπέεσσι καὶ δώρῳ[Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὸν ξεῖνον ἀρέσσομαι ὡς σὺ κελεύεις[Refs 8th c.BC+]: with genitive _of things_, ἀρέσαντο φρένας αἵματος they sated their heart with blood, [Refs 8th c.BC+] I.3) after [Refs 8th c.BC+], with dative person, please, satisfy, οὔτε γάρ μοι Πολυκράτης ἤρεσκε δεσπόζων. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀεὶ δ᾽ ἀρέσκειν τοῖς κρατοῦσιν to be obsequious to them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. τρόποις τινός conform to his ways, [NT+4th c.BC+]:—middle, μάλιστα ἠρέσκοντό [οἱ] οἱ ἀπ᾽ Ἀθηνέων pleased him most, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) of things, with dative person, please, εἴ τοι ἀρέσκει τὰ ἐγὼ λέγω[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖς. πρέσβεσιν ἤρεσκεν [the proposal] pleased them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist passive, μηδ᾽ ἀρεσθείη ποτέ (i.e. μηδὲν τῶν σῶν λόγων) [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) with accusative person, οὐ γάρ μ᾽ ἀρέσκει γλῶσσά σου τεθηγμένη[Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence in passive, to be pleased, satisfied, οὐκ ἠρέσκετο λειπομένου Μαρδονίου ὑπὸ βασιλέος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ κρίσι with the decision, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; later in aorist, ἠρέσθη τῇ γνώμῃ[Refs 1st c.AD+] IV) ἀρέσκει is used impersonal to express the opinion or resolution of a public body, ταῦτα ἤρεσέ σφι ποιέειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀρέσκει. εἶναι Δελφῶν it is resolved that, [Refs]; also of prevailing opinions, ἀρέσκει περὶ τρίψεως παραγγέλλοντας. writers on massage lay down the rule that, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὰ ἀρέσκοντα the dogmas of philosophers, [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, ἐξεῖναι παρ᾽ ὁποτέρους ἂν ἀρέσκηται ἐλθεῖν[Refs 5th c.BC+] V) participle ἀρέσκων, ουσα, ον, grateful, acceptable, ὅσοις τάδ᾽ ἔστ᾽ ἀρέσκονθ᾽[Refs 5th c.BC+] V.2) of persons, acceptable, τὸν ἀρέσκοντα αὑτῷ προσλαμβάνειν[Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so); please; probably from g142 (αἴρω) (through the idea of exciting emotion)