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ἀρεστός

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Gloss: pleasing

Transliteration: arestos

Strong’s: G0701

ἀρεστός, -ή, -όν
(ἀρέσκω), [in LXX for יָשָׁר, etc. ;]
pleasing, agreeable (Hdt., Xen., and later writers; see Cremer, 641 f; MM, see word): with dative of person(s), Jhn.8:29, Act.12:3; before ἐνώπιον, with genitive (Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), 1Jn.3:22; ἀρεστόν ἐστιν, with accusative and inf (El., § 69, 5; 72, 5), Act.6:2.†
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