adjective

hekōnos

Greekἑκών (hekōn)

Strong’sG1635

willing, willingly

stem hekōn-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

voluntarily1×willingly1×

What it means

ἑκών, -οῦσα, -όν

[in LXX: Ex 21:13, Jb 36:19 *;]

willing, of one's own free will: Ro 8:20, I Co 9:17 (Cremer, 246).†

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

Strong’s G1635 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhek-own'

voluntary

Fromof uncertain affinity;

King Jameswillingly.

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	hekōnos1×ἑκὼν	hekōnas1×ἑκοῦσα	hekōnem	hekōnois	hekōnais	hekōneim
object accusative	hekōnon	hekōnan		hekōnoin	hekōnain
direct address vocative	hekōnor	hekōnar		hekōnoir	hekōnair
of, belonging to genitive	hekōnou	hekōnau	hekōneu	hekōnoiu	hekōnaiu	hekōneiu
to, for dative	hekōno	hekōna	hekōne	hekōnoi	hekōnai	hekōnei

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

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

hekōn 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

hekōnos“voluntarily”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 9:17“voluntarily”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.

hekōnas“willingly”subjectnominative singular1×

Romans 8:20“willingly”ta gar mataiota tas ktisias hupotassita, ouk hekōnas alla dia ton hupotassaraton, epi elpiaFor the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope