ἀρεστός

A. acceptable, pleasing, Semon. 7.46, Hdt. 1.119, Men. Epit. 71, Phld. Po. 1676.1, etc.; ἔμοιγε οὐκ ἀρεστά Hdt. 2.64; τῶν σῶν λόγων ἀ. οὐδέν S. Ant. 500, cf. OT 1096 (lyr.); τἀρεστὰ ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς αἱρεῖσθαι Lys. 14.15; τὸ αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.9; οἴνου παρέχειν ἀρεστόν a sufficient quantity, IG 12(5).647.17 (Ceos); satisfactory, PSI 3.171.16 (ii B. C.); of persons, acceptable, approved, τινί X. Cyr. 2.3.7, SIG 577.58 (Milet., iii/ii B. C.), etc. Adv., ἑωυτῷ ἀρεστῶς quite to his own satisfaction, Hdt. 6.129; ἀ. τοῖς ναοποιοῖς IG 7.3073.52 (Lebad.); ὄχλοις ἀρεστῶς λέγειν Plu. 2.6b; ἐσθίειν ἀ. θεοῖς Arr. Epict. 1.13.1.