Words the Bible translates as pleasing
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- niḥo'aḥנִיחֹחַsoothing, pleasing: the quality of a sacrifice that God finds acceptable and welcome.
- arestosἀρεστόςpleasingnot studied yet
- dektosδεκτόςwelcome: gladly received rather than turned away, because the one receiving has decided to show favor
- euarestosεὐάρεστοςwell-pleasing: giving genuine pleasure to the one it is offered to, so that a gift, a life, or a person is gladly received rather than merely tolerated
- arevעָרַבto go down well with someone: to be sweet, welcome, or acceptable to the person on the receiving end
- apodektosἀπόδεκτοςpleasingnot studied yet
- areskeiaἀρεσκείαpleasingnot studied yet
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