adjective
hilaros
Greekἱλαρός (hilaros)
Strong’sG2431
joyous, cheerful
stem hilar-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἱλαρός, -ά, -όν
(< ἵλαος = ἵλεως, q.v.), [in LXX: Pr 19:12 (רָצוֹן) 22:8, Es 5:1, Jb 33:26, Si 13:26 26:4, III Mac 6:35*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2431 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhil-ar-os'
propitious or merry ("hilarious"), i.e. prompt or willing
Fromfrom the same as G2436;
King Jamescheerful.
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 | hilaros | hilaras | hilarem | hilarois | hilarais | hilareim |
| object accusative | hilaron1×ἱλαρὸν | hilaran | hilaroin | hilarain | ||
| direct address vocative | hilaror | hilarar | hilaroir | hilarair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | hilarou | hilarau | hilareu | hilaroiu | hilaraiu | hilareiu |
| to, for dative | hilaro | hilara | hilare | hilaroi | hilarai | hilarei |
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
hilar 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
hilaron“cheerful”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Corinthians 9:7“cheerful”hekastos kathōs proairetē ta kardia, mē ek lupau ē ek anankau; hilaron gar doton agapatō tos theos.Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.