adjective

hetoimos

Greekἕτοιμος (hetoimos)

Strong’sG2092

ready, prepared

stem hetoim-17 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books8 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

ready16×already done1×

What it means

ἕτοιμος, -ον also (in cl. after Thuc.) -η (II Co 9:5, I Pe 1:5), -ον,

[in LXX chiefly for כּוּן, מָכוֹן (cf. Hatch, Essays, 51 ff.);]

prepared, ready;

(a) of things: Mt 22:4, 8, Mk 14:15, II Co 9:5 10:16, I Pe 1:5; ἔρχεσθε ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιμά ἐστιν (Field, Notes, 67), Lk 14:17; ὁ καιρός, Jo 7:6;

(b) of persons: Mt 24:44 25:10, Lk 12:40, Ac 23:21; seq. πρός, Tit 3:1, I Pe 3:15; c. inf., Lk 22:23; τοῦ, c. inf. (WM, § 44, 4a; Robertson, Gr., 1068), Ac 23:15; ἐν ἑ. ἔχω (MM, Exp., xiv), c. inf., II Co 10:6.†

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

Strong’s G2092 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhet-oy'-mos

adjusted, i.e. ready

Fromfrom an old noun ἐτεός (fitness);

King Jamesprepared, (made) ready(-iness, to our hand).

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	hetoimos3×ἕτοιμός	hetoimas	hetoimem1×ἕτοιμον	hetoimois5×ἕτοιμοι	hetoimais1×ἕτοιμοι	hetoimeim3×ἕτοιμα
object accusative	hetoimon	hetoiman2×ἑτοίμην		hetoimoin1×ἑτοίμους	hetoimain
direct address vocative	hetoimor	hetoimar		hetoimoir	hetoimair
of, belonging to genitive	hetoimou	hetoimau	hetoimeu	hetoimoiu	hetoimaiu	hetoimeiu
to, for dative	hetoimo	hetoima	hetoime1×ἑτοίμῳ	hetoimoi	hetoimai	hetoimei

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

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

hetoim 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

17 occurrences, every one of them listed

hetoimos“ready”subjectnominative singular3×

Matthew 22:8“ready”tote legatō toi douloi autou; Tos men gamos hetoimos atō, tois de kalirētois ouk ale axiois;Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

Luke 22:33“ready”tos de legata auto; Kurior, meta su hetoimos amō kai eis fulakan kai eis thanaton poreuerō.“Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”

John 7:6“ready”legatō oun autoi tos Iēsus; Tos kairos tos ēmos oupō pareiatō, tos de kairos tos humeteros pantote atō hetoimos.Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.

hetoiman“ready”objectaccusative singular2×

2 Corinthians 9:5“ready”anankaiem oun hēgema parakalara toin adelfoin hina proerchaleia eis vin kai prokatartizaleia tan proepangellerētan eulogian vu, houtan hetoiman arō houtōs hōs eulogian kai mē hōs pleonexian.So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.

1 Peter 1:5“ready”toin en dunamia theou frourirōtoin dia pistiau eis sōtērēan hetoiman apokaluptira en kairo eschato.who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

hetoimem“ready”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Mark 14:15“ready”kai autos vi deiknuati anagaiem megem strōnnuirētem hetoimem; kai ekei hetoimazavar ni.And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

hetoime“ready”to, fordative singular1×

2 Corinthians 10:6“ready”kai en hetoime echarōtois ekdikara pantan parakoan, hotan plēriteia vu tas hupakoas.And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.

hetoimois“ready”subjectnominative plural5×

Matthew 24:44“ready”dia houtem kai vis ginevōr hetoimois, hoti ha ouk dokavō hōra tos huios tou anthrōpou erchetō.For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.

Luke 12:40“ready”kai vis ginevōr hetoimois, hoti ha hōra ouk dokavō tos huios tou anthrōpou erchetō.You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”

Acts 23:15“ready”nun oun vis emfanizavar to chiliarcho sun te sunedrie hopōs katagateia auton eis vin hōs mellarōtoin diagnōskarō akribesterem teim peri autou; nis de pro teu engizara auton hetoimois anō teu anairara auton.Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

Acts 23:21“ready”sis oun mē peithiseia autoi, enedreualō gar auton ek autoiu anērois polloterois tesserakonta, hotinois anathematizala heautoin mēte esthiara mēte pinara heōs hou anairaleia auton, kai nun alō hetoimois prosdecherōtois tan apo su epangelian.Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

1 Peter 3:15“ready”kurion de ton Christon hagiazavar en tai kardiai vu, hetoimois aei pros apologian panto to aitarōto vin logon peri tau en vi elpiau,But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,

hetoimoin“ready”objectaccusative plural1×

Titus 3:1“ready”Hupomimnēskasōr autoin archai exousiai hupotassirō peitharcharō, pros pantem ergem agathem hetoimoin arō,Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,

hetoimais“ready”subjectnominative plural1×

Matthew 25:10“ready”apercherōtaiu de autaiu agorazara erchata tos numfios, kai tais hetoimais eiserchala meta autou eis toin gamoin, kai kleiita tas thuras.But while they were on their way to buy it, the bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

hetoimeim“ready”subject or objectdirect plural3×

Matthew 22:4“ready”palin apostelata alloin douloin legarōtos; Legavar toi kalirētoi; Idou tem aristem mu hetoimazamē, tois taurois mu kai teim sitisteim thuirēteim, kai panteim hetoimeim; deute eis toin gamoin.Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

Luke 14:17“ready”kai apostelata ton doulon autou ta hōra teu deipneu legara toi kalirētoi; Erchevōr, hoti ēdē hetoimeim atō.When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

2 Corinthians 10:16“already done”eis teim huperekeina vu euangelizera, ouk en allotrio kanōno eis teim hetoimeim kauchera.so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.