adjective

authairetos

Greekαὐθαίρετος (authairetos)

Strong’sG830

of one's own accord

stem authairet-2 times in the New Testament2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

of his own accord1×of their own accord1×

What it means

** αὐθαίρετος, -ον

(< αὐτός, αἱρέομαι), [in Sm.: Ex 35:5, 22*;]

1. self-chosen.

2. of one's own accord: II Co 8:3, 17.†

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

Strong’s G830 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidow-thah'-ee-ret-os

self-chosen, i.e. (by implication) voluntary

Fromfrom G846 and the same as G140;

King Jamesof own accord, willing of self.

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	authairetos1×αὐθαίρετος	authairetas	authairetem	authairetois1×αὐθαίρετοι	authairetais	authaireteim
object accusative	authaireton	authairetan		authairetoin	authairetain
direct address vocative	authairetor	authairetar		authairetoir	authairetair
of, belonging to genitive	authairetou	authairetau	authaireteu	authairetoiu	authairetaiu	authaireteiu
to, for dative	authaireto	authaireta	authairete	authairetoi	authairetai	authairetei

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

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

authairet 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

authairetos“of his own accord”subjectnominative singular1×

2 Corinthians 8:17“of his own accord”hoti tan men paraklēsian decheta, spoudaioteros de huparcharōtos authairetos exerchata pros vin.For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.

authairetois“of their own accord”subjectnominative plural1×

2 Corinthians 8:3“of their own accord”hoti kata dunamian, marturamō, kai para dunamian, authairetoisFor I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,