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ἀρεστός

Transliteration: arestos · adjective

4x in NTFirst: John 8:29
Meaningpleasing, satisfactory, acceptable
Part of speechadjective
Frequency4x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsἀρεστὰ, ἀρεστόν
Example versesJohn 8:29 · Acts 6:2 · Acts 12:3 · 1John 3:22
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What kind of word is ἀρεστός?

ἀρεστός (arestos) is a adjective that occurs 4 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “pleasing, satisfactory, acceptable” and first appears in John 8:29.

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