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• Well-Pleasing
• Well Pleased
• Please, Pleasing, Well-Pleasing, Pleasure
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• εὐαρεστέω
• εὐάρεστος
• εὐδοκέω
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• יָטַב
• טָבַב טִבָּה, טוֹב, טוֹב, טוֹב, , טוֹבָה
• יָטַב
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"good pleasure," occurs in the genitive case in Luke 2:14 , lit., "(men) of good pleasure" (so RV marg.), RV, "(men) in whom He is well pleased" (the genitive is objective); the AV, "good will (toward men)," follows the inferior texts which have the nominative. See DESIRE , PLEASURE , SEEM , WELL-PLEASING , WILL.

"to be well pleased:" see PLEASE , A, No. 3, WILLING, B, No. 3.