ἀρεστόςarestós
agreeable; by implication, fit
Greek (New Testament) · G701
Meanings
pleasing, agreeable: with dative of person, John 8:29, Acts 12:3; followed by ἐνώπιον, with genitive (Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), 1 John 3:22; ἀρεστόν ἐστιν, with accusative et inf (Bl., § 69, 5; 72, 5), Acts 6:2.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- John 8:29 And the one who sent me is with me—he has not deserted me. For I always do what pleases him.”
- Acts 6:2 So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said, “We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.
- Acts 12:3 When Herod saw how much this pleased the Jewish people, he also arrested Peter. (This took place during the Passover celebration.)
- 1 John 3:22 And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.