- Original: ἀρέσκεια - Transliteration: Areskeia - Phonetic: ar-es'-ki-ah - Definition: 1. desire to please - Origin: from a derivative of G700 - TDNT entry: 08:36,8 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From a derivative of G700 ; complaisance: - pleasing. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • pleasing, 1 Colossians 1:10