προθυμία prothumia · G4288
eagerness
προθυμία, -ας, ἡ; (πρόθυμος), [in LXX: Sir.45:23 * ; ] ; eagerness, willingness, readiness: Act.17:11, 2Co.8:11-12 8:19 9:2.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
προθῡμ-ία, ; Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, readiness, willingness, eagerness, ᾗσι προθυμίῃσι [ῑ] pepoiqw/s []; opposed to ἀθυμία, []; πάσῃ π. with all zeal, []; ὑπὸ προθυμίας by my eagerness, []; 2 with genitive person, ἐκ τῆς Κλεομένεος π. at his desire, []; κατὰ τὴν τούτου π. as far as his desire goes, []; τοῦ θεοῦ προθυμίᾳ by the will of the god, []; 3 with genitive objecti, πᾶσαν π. σωτηρίης.. παρεχόμενοι showing the utmost zeal to save it, []; π. ἔργου readiness for action, will or purpose to act, …
Where it's used 5 times
Acts 17:11 · 2 Corinthians 8:11 · 2 Corinthians 8:12 · 2 Corinthians 8:19 · 2 Corinthians 9:2
Source: TBESG G4288; TFLSJ G4288
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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