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|Definition=[ᾰ], impf.<br><span class="bld">A</span> ἤρεσκον Th.5.37, etc.: fut. ἀρέσω D.39.33, Ep. [[ἀρέσσω]] (συν-) A.R.3.901: aor. ἤρεσα Hdt.8.19, ''Com.Adesp.''19.4D., etc., Ep. [[ἄρεσσα]] A.R.3.301, inf. ἀρέσαι Il., X.: pf. ἀρήρεκα Corn.''ND''24, S.E.''M.''1.238:—Med., fut. ἀρέσομαι A.''Supp.''655 (lyr.), Ep. [[ἀρέσσομαι]] Il.4.362: aor. ἠρεσάμην, Ep. ἀρ- Hes.''Sc.''255, Ep. part. ἀρεσσάμενος Il. 9.112, Thgn.762: aor. Pass. in med. sense, S.''Ant.''500:—Pass., aor. ἠρέσθην Paus.2.13.8, J.''AJ''12.9.6.<br><span class="bld">I</span> of pers. only, [[make good]], [[make amends]], ἂψ ἐθέλω ἀρέσαι Il.9.120:—Med., ταῦτα δ' ὄπισθεν ἀρεσσόμεθ' εἴ τι κακὸν νῦν εἴρηται 4.362, cf. Od.22.55, Q.S.4.377, 9.510; <b class="b3">σπονδὰς θεοῖς ἀρέσασθαι</b> [[make]] [[full]] [[drink]]-[[offering]]s to the gods, Thgn. [[l.c.]]<br><span class="bld">2</span> in Hom. also freq. in Med., c. acc. pers. et dat. modi, [[appease]], [[conciliate]], αὐτὸν ἀρεσσάσθω ἐπέεσσι καὶ δώρῳ Od.8.396; <b class="b3">τὸν ξεῖνον ἀρέσσομαι ὡς σὺ κελεύεις</b> ib.402; ὥς κέν μιν ἀρεσσάμενοι πεπίθωμεν δώροισι Il.9.112, cf. 19.179; καθαροῖσι βωμοῖς θεοὺς ἀρέσονται A.''Supp.''655; καί σε φίλως θυέεσσιν ἀρέσσατο Maiist.11: c. gen. rei, <b class="b3">ἀρέσαντο φρένας αἵματος</b> they [[sate]]d their [[heart]] with [[blood]], Hes.''Sc.'' 255.<br><span class="bld">3</span> after Hom., c. dat. pers., [[please]], [[satisfy]], <b class="b3">οὔτε γάρ μοι Πολυκράτης ἤρεσκε δεσπόζων</b>.. Hdt.3.142; δεῖ μ' ἀρέσκειν τοῖς κάτω S.''Ant.''75, cf. 89; [[ἀεὶ δ' ἀρέσκειν τοῖς κρατοῦσιν]] = always try to [[please]] your masters, always be [[obsequious]] to the [[master]]s, E.''Fr.''93, cf. [[Xenophon|X.]]''[[Memorabilia|Mem.]]''2.2.11; <b class="b3">ἀ. τρόποις τινός</b> [[conform]] to his ways, D.61.19; τὸ κολακεύειν νῦν ἀρέσκειν ὄνομ' ἔχει Anaxandr.42; πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω ''1 Ep.Cor.''10.33; ἑαυτοῖς ''Ep.Rom.''15.1:—Med., <b class="b3">μάλιστα ἠρέσκοντό οἱ ἀπ' Ἀθηνέων</b> [[pleased]] him most, Hdt.6.128.<br><span class="bld">II</span> of things, c. dat. pers., [[please]], εἴ τοι ἀρέσκει τὰ ἐγὼ λέγω Hdt.1.89; κάρτα οἱ ἤρεσε ἡ ὑποθήκη Id.8.58, cf. 3.40, 6.22; τῷ τοῦτ' ἤρεσεν; S. ''El.''409; σοὶ ταῦτ' ἀρέσκει Id.''Ant.''211, etc.; <b class="b3">τοῖς.. πρέσβεσιν ἤρεσκεν</b> [the proposal] [[pleased]] them, Th.5.37, cf. Pl.''Tht.''157d, al.: also in aor. Pass., <b class="b3">μηδ' ἀρεσθείη ποτέ</b> (''[[sc.]]'' <b class="b3">μηδὲν τῶν σῶν λόγων</b>) S.''Ant.'' 500.<br><span class="bld">III</span> c. acc. pers., οὐ γάρ μ' ἀρέσκει γλῶσσά σου τεθηγμένη Id.''Aj.''584; οὐδέ σ' ἀρέσκει τὸ παρόν E.''Hipp.''185 (lyr.), cf.''Or.''210; τουτὶ.. μ' οὐκ ἀ. Ar.''Pl.''353, cf. ''Ach.''189, ''Ra.''103, Th.1.128; πότερός σε ὁ τρόπος ἀ.; [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Cratylus|Cra.]]''433e, cf. 391c, ''R.''557b, ''Tht.''172d: hence in Pass., to [[be pleased]], [[be satisfied]], οὐκ ἠρέσκετο λειπομένου Μαρδονίου ὑπὸ βασιλέος Hdt. 9.66; <b class="b3">τῇ κρίσι</b> [[with]] the [[decision]], Id.3.34; διαίτῃ Σκυθικῇ Id.4.78; τοῖς λόγοις Th.1.129, cf. 2.68; τῇ σῇ συνουσίᾳ Pl.''Thg.''127b; later in aor., ἠρέσθη τῇ γνώμῃ J. [[l.c.]], al.; ἀρεσθεὶς τῷ πώματι Paus. [[l.c.]]<br><span class="bld">IV</span> [[ἀρέσκει]] is used impers. to [[express]] the [[opinion]] or [[resolution]] of a [[public]] [[body]], ταῦτα ἤρεσέ σφι ποιέειν Hdt.8.19; ἢν δ' ἀρέσκῃ ταῦτ' Ἀθηναίοις [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Knights|Eq.]]''1311; <b class="b3">ἀρέσκει.. εἶναι Δελφῶν</b> it is [[resolve]]d that... ''SIG''827''D''10; also of [[prevail]]ing [[opinion]]s, <b class="b3">ἀρέσκει περὶ τρίψεως παραγγέλλοντας</b>.. [[writer]]s on [[massage]] [[lay down]] the [[rule]] that... Gal. 6.96; τὰ [[ἀρέσκοντα]] = the [[dogma]]s of [[philosopher]]s, Plu.2.448a, 1006d, etc.:—Med., ἐξεῖναι παρ' ὁποτέρους ἂν ἀρέσκηται ἐλθεῖν Th.1.35.<br><span class="bld">V</span> part. [[ἀρέσκων]], [[ἀρέσκουσα]], [[ἀρέσκον]], [[grateful]], [[acceptable]], ὅσοις τάδ' ἔστ' ἀρέσκονθ' S.''OT''274; μηδὲν ἀρέσκον λέγειν Th.3.34; ἀρέσκοντας ὑμῖν λόγους Isoc.8.5.<br><span class="bld">2</span> of persons, [[acceptable]], τὸν ἀρέσκοντα αὑτῷ προσλαμβάνειν Pl.''Lg.''951e; τῇ πόλει ἀ. Lys.19.13. (Cognate with [[ἀραρίσκω]].)