adjective
hēdistem
Greekἥδιστα (hēdista)
Strong’sG2236
most gladly, pleasantly
stem hēdist-2 times in the New Testament0 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἥδιστα, v.s. ἡδέως.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2236 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay'-dis-tah
with great pleasure
Fromneuter plural of the superlative of the same as G2234;
King Jamesmost (very) gladly.
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 | hēdistos | hēdistas | hēdistem | hēdistois | hēdistais | hēdisteim |
| object accusative | hēdiston | hēdistan | hēdistoin | hēdistain | ||
| direct address vocative | hēdistor | hēdistar | hēdistoir | hēdistair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | hēdistou | hēdistau | hēdisteu | hēdistoiu | hēdistaiu | hēdisteiu |
| to, for dative | hēdisto | hēdista | hēdiste | hēdistoi | hēdistai | hēdistei |
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
hēdist 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
hēdisteim2×
2 Corinthians 12:9“most gladly”kai legatē mi; Arkatō si tas charias mu; tas gar dunamias en asthenia telitō. hēdisteim oun mallon kauchemi en tai astheniai mu, hina episkēnateia epi min tas dunamias tou Christou.But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:15“most gladly”mis de hēdisteim dapanami kai ekdapanimi huper taiu psuchaiu vu. ei perissoterōs vin agaparōtos, hēssōnem agapimō?And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?