εὐ-δοκέω, -ῶ

(on the derivation, see EL, § 28, 6) [in LXX chiefly for רָצָה, also for אָבָה, חָפֵץ, etc. ;]

__1. with inf. (Polyb. al.), to be well pleased, to think it good, to give consent (so frequently in π. in legal docu­ments; Milligan, Th. 22 f.): Luk.12:32, Rom.15:26-27, 1Co.1:21, Gal.1:15, Col.1:19, R, mg. (ICC, in l, but see infr.), 1Th.2:8 3:1; μᾶλλον εὐ. 2Co.5:8; with accusative and inf. (Polyb. i, 8, 4), Col, l.with, R, txt. (Lft. in l).

__2. to be well pleased or take pleasure with or in a person or thing;

__(a) with dative (Polyb. al.; 1Ma.1:43, I Est.4:39): 2Th.2:12;

__(b) as frequently in LXX,

__α with accusative: Mat.12:13, Heb.10:5, 8" (LXX) ;

__β before ἐν (cf. Heb. בּ רָצָה, Psa.149:4): Mat.3:17 17:5, Mrk.1:11, Luk.3:22 (on the tense, see M, Pr. 134 f.; DCG, i,308 b), 1Co.10:5, 2Co.12:10, Heb.10:38" (LXX) ;

__(with) before εἰς: 2Pe.1:17. (cf. συν-ευδοκέω, and see Cremer, 213 f.; Field, Notes, 48 f.; DCG, i, 355a.)†

(AS)

to be well pleased, to think it good, to give consent; to be well pleased; take pleasure