Dictionary entry

εὐαρεστέω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

εὐαρεστέω, -ῶ

[in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ hith., Ge 5:22, 24, Ps 25 (26):2 55 (56):13, al., Si 44:16;]

to be well pleasing: τ. θεῷ (LXX, ll. c.), He 11:5, 6. Pass., to be well pleased: c. dat., He 13:16.†