G0700
ἀρέσκω
to please
ἀρέσκω [in LXX chiefly for טוֹב ;] __1. to please (Hom., Hdt., al.): with dative of person(s), Mat.14:6, Mrk.6:22, Rom.8:8 15:2, 1Th.2:15 4:1, 1Co.7:32-34 Gal.1:10, 2Ti.2:4; before ἐνώπισν (= Heb. בּעֵנֵי, Bl., § 37, 1; 40, 7), Ac 65. __2. In late Gk., esp. in Inscr., to render service to (see M, Th., ICC, 1 Co., ll with; Cremer, 640 f.); Rom.15:1, 3, 1Co.10:33, 1Th.2:4.† (AS)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
ἀρέσκω — aréskō
ἀρέσκω; imperfect ἤρεσκον; future ἀρέσω; 1 aorist ἤρεσα; (ἈΡΩ (see ἄρα at the beginning)); (from Homer down);
a. to please: τίνι, Mat 14:6; Mar 6:22; Rom 8:8; Rom 15:2; 1Th 2:15; 1Th 4:1; 1Co 7:32-34; Gal 1:10; 2Ti 2:4; ἐνώπιον τίνος, after the Hebrew בְּעֵינֵי, Act 6:5 (1Ki 3:10; Gen 34:18, etc.).
b. to strive to please; to accommodate oneself to the opinions, desires, interests of others: τίνι, 1Co 10:33 (πάντα πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω); 1Th 2:4. ἀρέσκειν ἑαυτῷ, to please oneself and therefore to have an eye to one's own interests: Rom 15:1; Rom 15:3.
16 occurrences
Matthew (1), Mark (1), Acts (1), Romans (4), I Corinthians (4), Galatians (1), I Thessalonians (3), II Timothy (1)