Word study · Greek
areskeía
pleasing
Say it: ar-es-KI-ah (approximate)
ἀρεσκεία
What it means
Pleasing someone, here the aim of walking worthy of the Lord, "fully pleasing to him" (1:10). It appears only here in the New Testament.
Range of meaning
- PleasingWinning approval.
- Service that satisfiesActs done to please.
In Colossians
- Chapter 1
"Unto all pleasing" (1:10).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0699 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources