εὐαρεστέω-ῶ [ᾰ]
      1 être agréable à, plaire à, dat. DS. 14, 4 ; SPT. Gen. 5, 22 ;
      2 se plaire à, se complaire dans, dat. DH. 11, 60 ; PLUT. M. 121 f ; abs. LYSIPP. fr. 1 ;

Moy. se complaire dans, être content de, dat. DS. 14, 4 ; 17, 113.

➳ Impf. 3 sg. εὐηρεστεῖτο, DS. 20, 78.

Étym. εὐάρεστος.

to be well pleasing, τῷ Κοινῷ τῶν Δελφῶν SIG 611.19 (ii BC), cf. LXX Ge. 5.22, al., D.S. 14.4; abs., Ph. 1.102; εὐαρέστησεν it seemed good, it was resolved, IG 14.757.8 (Naples, i AD); — Pass., to be well pleased, satisfied, τινι with a thing, Ph. Bel. 55.23; τῇ νήσῳ, τῇ ἡγεμονίᾳ, D.S. 3.55, 20.79; θυσίαις Ep. Hebr. 13.16.
Medic., in Pass., to be benefited, get relief, of patients, Herod.Med. in Rh.Mus. 58.72, 79.
intr., = Pass., Lysipp. 7, Apollon. Perg. Con. 1 Praef., D.H. 11.60, Hierocl. in CA 11 p. 442M.

1) wohl gefallen, τινί, DS. 14.4 ; Ggstz von δυσαρεστέω, S.Emp. adv.phys. 1.141.
2) Gefallen woran finden, sich woran ergötzen, τινί, Dion.Hal. 11.60 u. a.Sp. Auch im pass., αὐτὴν εὐαρεστηθεῖσαν τῇ νήσῳ, sie sei durch die Insel zufriedengestellt worden, habe Gefallen daran, DS. 3.56, 20.78 ; DL. 10.137 ; auch ἀποκρίσεις εὐαρεστούμεναι, an denen man Gefallen hat, mit denen man zufrieden ist, DS. 17.113.

εὐαρεστέω, -ῶ
[in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ hith., Gen.5:22, 24, Psa.26:2 56:13, al., Sir.44:16 ;]
to be well pleasing: τ. θεῷ (LXX, ll. with), Heb.11:5-6. Pass., to be well pleased: with dative, Heb.13:16.†
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