Well-Pleasing

Well-Pleasing

'''A — 1: εὐάρεστος (Strong'S #2101 — Adjective — euarestos — yoo-ar'-es-tos )

is used in  Romans 12:1,2 , translated "acceptable" (Rv marg., "well-pleasing"); in the following the Rv has "well-pleasing,"  Romans 14:18;  2 Corinthians 5:9;  Ephesians 5:10; in  Philippians 4:18;  Colossians 3:20 (Rv and Av); in   Titus 2:9 , Rv, "well-pleasing" (Av, "please ... well"); in  Hebrews 13:21 , Rv and Av. See Acceptable.

'''B — 1: εὐαρεστέω (Strong'S #2100 — Verb — euaresteo — yoo-ar-es-teh'-o )

akin to A, is rendered "to be well-pleasing" in  Hebrews 11:5,6 , Rv (Av, "please"); in  Hebrews 13:16 , "is well pleased."

'''C — 1: εὐδοκία (Strong'S #2107 — Noun Feminine — eudokia — yoo-dok-ee'-ah )

lit., "good pleasure," is rendered "well-pleasing" in  Matthew 11:26;  Luke 10:21 . See Desire , Pleasure , Seem , Well Pleased , Will.