adjective

akōnos

Greekἄκων (akōn)

Strong’sG210

unwilling

stem akōn-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

unwillingly1×

What it means

ἄκων (Attic contr. for ἀέκων), -ουσα, -ον

(< ἀ- neg., ἕκων, willing), [in LXX: Jb 14:17, II Mac 11:12*;]

unwilling: I Co 9:17.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G210 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidak'-ohn

unwilling

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G1635;

King Jamesagainst the will.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	akōnos1×ἄκων	akōnas	akōnem	akōnois	akōnais	akōneim
object accusative	akōnon	akōnan		akōnoin	akōnain
direct address vocative	akōnor	akōnar		akōnoir	akōnair
of, belonging to genitive	akōnou	akōnau	akōneu	akōnoiu	akōnaiu	akōneiu
to, for dative	akōno	akōna	akōne	akōnoi	akōnai	akōnei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

akōnstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

akōn is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

akōnos“unwillingly”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 9:17“unwillingly”ei gar hekōnos houtem prassamō, misthon echamō; ei de akōnos, oikonomian pisteuimē.If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.