2100. euaresteó
Strong's Concordance
euaresteó: to be well-pleasing
Original Word: εὐαρεστέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: euaresteó
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-ar-es-teh'-o)
Short Definition: I please
Definition: I give pleasure to, please (perhaps with the added idea of: rendering good service to).
HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 2100 euarestéō – to please (gratify) by giving what is acceptable. We only please the Lord by living in faith ("His inworked persuasions/preferences"). Accordingly, 2100 (euarestéō) and faith (4102 /pístis) are directly connected in the NT. See 2101 (euarestos).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2100: εὐαρεστέω

εὐαρεστέω, ἐυαρέστω: 1 aorist infinitive εὐαρεστῆσαι; perfect infinitive εὐηρεστηκέναι, and without augment εὐαρεστηκέναι Hebrews 11:5 L WH (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 162; Buttmann, 35 (30)); to be well-pleasing: τῷ Θεῷ (the Sept. for אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים הִתְהַלֵּך, Genesis 5:22, 24; Genesis 6:9), Hebrews 11:5f. (Sir. 44:16; Philo de Abr. § 6; de exsecr. § 9; τίνι, Diodorus 14, 4). Passive present ἐυαρεστοῦμαι; τίνι (Buttmann, 188 (163); Winers Grammar, § 39, 1 a.), to be well pleased with a thing: Hebrews 13:16 (Diodorus 3, 55; 20, 79; (Diogenes Laërtius 10, 137).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
gratify, please.

From euarestos; to gratify entirely -- please (well).

see GREEK euarestos

Forms and Transliterations
ευαρέστει ευαρεστειται ευαρεστείται εὐαρεστεῖται ευαρεστηκεναι εὐαρεστηκέναι ευαρεστησαι ευαρεστήσαι εὐαρεστῆσαι ευαρεστήσω ευηρεστηκέναι ευηρέστησα ευηρέστησαν ευηρέστησε ευηρέστησεν ευηρέστουν euaresteitai euaresteîtai euarestekenai euarestekénai euarestēkenai euarestēkénai euarestesai euarestêsai euarestēsai euarestē̂sai
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Strong's Greek 2100
3 Occurrences


εὐαρεστηκέναι — 1 Occ.
εὐαρεστῆσαι — 1 Occ.
εὐαρεστεῖται — 1 Occ.

Hebrews 11:5 V-PNA
GRK: μεταθέσεως μεμαρτύρηται εὐαρεστηκέναι τῷ θεῷ
NAS: his being taken up he was pleasing to God.
KJV: he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
INT: taking up he was commended to have well pleased God

Hebrews 11:6 V-ANA
GRK: πίστεως ἀδύνατον εὐαρεστῆσαι πιστεῦσαι γὰρ
NAS: it is impossible to please [Him], for he who comes
KJV: [it is] impossible to please [him]: for
INT: faith [it is] impossible to well please [him] to believe indeed

Hebrews 13:16 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: γὰρ θυσίαις εὐαρεστεῖται ὁ θεός
NAS: sacrifices God is pleased.
KJV: sacrifices God is well pleased.
INT: indeed sacrifices is well pleased God

3 Occurrences

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