hetoimōs

Strong’sG2093

readily

stem hetoimō-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 booksnever changes form

What it means

What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.

ἑτοίμως,

adv.

[in LXX: II Es 7:17ff., Da LXX TH 3:15 *;]

readily: I Pe 4:5; ἑ. ἔχω, to be ready (Deiss., BS, 252; MM, Exp., xiv): c. inf., Ac 21:13, II Co 12:14.†

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

Strong’s G2093 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhet'-oy-moce

in readiness

Fromadverb from G2092;

King Jamesready.

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

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in

Included with: ἑτοῖμος, ον,
also feminine ἑτοίμη Refs 8th c.BC+, η, ον, or ος, ον, cf. Hdn.Gr. Refs:—at hand, ready, prepared, ὀνείαθ᾽ ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα Refs 8th c.BC+; ἕ. χρήματα money in hand, Refs 5th c.BC+in ready money, Refs 4th c.AD+; ἕ. ἀεὶ παρακείμενον ἐκμαγεῖον Refs 5th c.BC+; ἕ. ποιήσασθαι to make ready, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἑτοίμου at once and without hesitation, immediately, offhand, ἐξ ἑ. λαμβάνειν Refs 5th c.BC+; γίνεται ταῦτα ἐξ -οτάτου are most likely to attack, NT+5th c.BC+; ἑτοιμότερα γέλωτος λίβη tears that came more readily than.., Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰ ἑ. that which is ready to hand, ἐπὶ τὰ ἑ. μᾶλλον τρέπονται Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἑ. βλάψαιRefs
2 of the future, sure to come, certain, αὐτίκα γάρ τοι ἔπειτα μεθ᾽ Ἕκτορα πότμος ἑ. Refs 8th c.BC+; also, easy to be done, feasible, ἐπεὶ οὔ σφισιν ἥδε γ᾽ ἑτοίμη (i.e. μῆτις) Refs 8th c.BC+; ἕ. [ἐστι] τὸ διαφθαρῆναι imminent, Refs 1st c.AD+: with infinitive, ἕ. μᾶλλόν [ἐστι] ἀπεχθάνεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ γάρ τι ἕ. μεταπεῖσαι it is not easy.., Refs 2nd c.AD+
3 of the past, carried into effect, realized, ταῦτα ἑ. τετεύχαται Refs 8th c.BC+; ἠδ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἑτοῖμα τέτυκτο and this promise has been made good, Refs 8th c.BC+
II of persons, ready, active, zealous, ἕ. ἦν ἐμοὶ σειραφόρος Refs 4th c.BC+; τινι in or for a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς τι for a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative person, ready to assist or go with him, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+: c.infinitive, ready to do, Refs; ἐπιστενάχειν πᾶς τις ἕ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπακούειν ἑτοιμότεροι too ready.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ἦν ἕτοιμος, absolutely, he was ready, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 of the mind, ready, bold, λῆμα Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἕ. readiness, resolution, Refs 5th c.BC+
III adverb -μως readily, willingly, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑ. ἔχω τελευτᾶν I am ready to die, NT+5th c.BC+; ἑ. παρορᾷς evidently, Refs 5th c.BC+: comparative ἑτοιμότερον Refs 4th c.BC+: superlative -ότατα Refs 5th c.BC+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

ready3×

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

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Acts 21:13… dira alla kai apothnēskara eis Ierousalēm hetoimōs echamō huper teu onomeu tou kuriou …… and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but …

2 Corinthians 12:14Idou tritem houtem hetoimōs echamō erchara pros vin, kai ouk …See, I am ready to come to you a third …

1 Peter 4:5hois apodōali logon to hetoimōs echarōnto krinara zōarōntoin kai nekroin;… an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the …