adverb

hetoimōs

Greekἑτοίμως (hetoimōs)

Strong’sG2093

readily

stem hetoimō-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books

Translated as

ready3×

What it means

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.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

hetoimōs3×

Acts 21:13“ready”tote apokrinita tos Paulos; Tinem poiavō klaiarōtois kai sunthruptarōtois mu tan kardian? mis gar ouk monem dira alla kai apothnēskara eis Ierousalēm hetoimōs echamō huper teu onomeu tou kuriou Iēsu.Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

2 Corinthians 12:14“ready”Idou tritem houtem hetoimōs echamō erchara pros vin, kai ouk katanarkami; ouk gar zētamō teim vu alla vin, ouk gar ofeilatō teim tekneim toi gonevoi thēsaurizarō, alla tois gonevois tei teknei.See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

1 Peter 4:5“ready”hois apodōali logon to hetoimōs echarōto krinara zōarōtoin kai nekroin;But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.