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Strong's #2092 - ἕτοιμος
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- prepare ready
- of things
- ready at hand
- opportune, seasonable
- of persons
- ready prepared 1b
- to do something 1b
- to receive one coming
- of things
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ἑτοῖμος, ον, also fem. ἑτοίμη Il. 9.425, Hp. Art. 66, - μᾱ S. El. 1079 (lyr.), etc.: — in v B. C. and later ἕτοιμος, η, ον, or ος, ον, cf. Hdn.Gr. 2.938: —
1. at hand, ready, prepared, ὀνείαθ' ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα Od. 14.453, etc.; τὶν δ' αἶνος ἑτοῖμος Pi. O. 6.12; [ τὰ κρέα] εἶχε ἕτοιμα Hdt. 1.119, cf. 3.123; ἑτοιμοτάταν ἐπὶ δαῖτα Theoc. 13.63, cf. E. Cyc. 357 (lyr.); ἕ. χρήματα money in hand, Hdt. 5.31; ἐξ ἑ. in ready money, POxy. 2106.23 (iv A.D.); ἕ. ἀεὶ παρακείμενον ἐκμαγεῖον Pl. Ti. 72c; ἕ. ποιήσασθαι to make ready, Hdt. 1.11; ὡς ἑτοῖμα ἦν Th. 2.3; ἐπειδὴ αὐτῷ ἑ. ἦν ib. 98; ἐξ ἑτοίμου at once and without hesitation, immediately, offhand, ἐξ ἑ. λαμβάνειν Isoc. 5.96; ἐξ ἑ. ὑπακούειν X. Oec. 14.3; ἐξ ἑτοιμοτάτου διώκειν Id. Cyr. 5.3.57; ἐξ ἑ. φίλον εἶναι Id. Mem. 2.6.16; γίνεται ταῦτα ἐξ -οτάτου are most likely to attack, Hp. Prog. 24; ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἐστί Epicur. Ephesians 3 p.62U., cf. Theoc. 22.61; ἐν ἑ. ἔχειν Plb. 2.34.2, 2 Corinthians 10:6, etc.; ἑτοιμότερα γέλωτος λίβη tears that came more readily than.., A. Ch. 448; τὰ ἑ. that which is ready to hand, ἐπὶ τὰ ἑ. μᾶλλον τρέπονται Th. 1.20; τὰ ἑ. βλάψαι ib. 70; τοῖς ἑ. περὶ τῶν ἀφανῶν.. κινδυνεύειν Id. 6.9.
2. of the future, sure to come, certain, αὐτίκα γάρ τοι ἔπειτα μεθ' Ἕκτορα πότμος ἑ. Il. 18.96; χώλωσις ἑτοίμη τοῖσι περιγινομένοισι Hp. Art. 66; also, easy to be done, feasible, ἐπεὶ οὔ σφισιν ἥδε γ' ἑτοίμη (sc. μῆτις) Il. 9.425; ἕ. [ἐστι] τὸ διαφθαρῆναι imminent, Plu. 2.706c: c. inf., ἕ. μᾶλλόν [ἐστι] ἀπεχθάνεσθαι Pl. R. 567a, cf. E. HF 86; οὐ γάρ τι ἕ. μεταπεῖσαι it is not easy.., Paus. 2.23.6.
3. of the past, carried into effect, realized, ταῦτα ἑ. τετεύχαται Il. 14.53; ἠδ' ἄρ' ἑτοῖμα τέτυκτο and this promise has been made good, Od. 8.384.
II
1. of persons, ready, active, zealous, ἕ. ἦν ἐμοὶ σειραφόρος A. Ag. 842; τινι in or for a thing, Pi. O. 4.16; ἐς τι for a thing, Hdt. 8.96; πρός τι X. Mem. 4.5.12: c. dat. pers., ready to assist or go with him, etc., Pi. N. 4.74, Hdt. 1.70: c. inf., ready to do, ib. 42, 113, al.; ἐπιστενάχειν πᾶς τις ἕ. A. Ag. 791; χωρεῖν ἑ. S. Aj. 813, cf. Ant. 264, Antipho 6.23, Ar. V. 341 (lyr.); ὑπακούειν ἑτοιμότεροι too ready.., Th. 4.61; θηρία ἕ. διαμάχεσθαι Pl. Smp. 207b: c. Art., τὸ μὴ βλέπειν ἑτοίμα S. El. 1079 (lyr.); ἦν ἕτοιμος, abs., he was ready, Hdt. 1.10; ἑ. ἔχειν τινάς Id. 3.45; ἑ. ποιέεσθαί τινας Id. 5.86.
2. of the mind, ready, bold, λῆμα Ar. Nu. 458 (lyr.); ἡ γνώμη Th. 4.123; τὸ ἕ. readiness, resolution, E. Or. 1106; τὸ ἕ. τῆς γνώμης Philostr. Her. 8.1; τὰ θερμά τε καὶ ἕ. τῶν θηρίων Id. VA 7.14.
III Adv. - μως readily, willingly, Th. 1.80; ἑ. ἔχω τελευτᾶν I am ready to die, Demad. 4, cf. D. 18.161, PAmh. 2.32.6 (ii B.C.), Acts 21:13; ἑ. ἥκειν X. An. 2.5.2; διδόναι IG 22.956.24; ἑ. παρορᾷς evidently, Pl. Hp.Ma. 300c: Comp. ἑτοιμότερον Isa 4.14, - οτέρως Alex. Trall. 12: Sup. - ότατα Pl. Plt. 290a.
ἕτοιμος (on the accent cf. (Chandler § 394); Winer's Grammar, 52 (51)), ἑτοίμη (2 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Peter 1:5), ἕτοιμον, and ἕτοιμος, ἕτοιμον (Matthew 25:10 (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 157a; Winers Grammar, § 11, 1; Buttmann, 25 (22))); from Homer down; prepared, ready;
a. of things: Matthew 22:4, 8, ((Luke 14:17)); Mark 14:15 (L brackets ἑτοιμάσατε); 2 Corinthians 9:5; ready to hand: τά ἕτοιμα, the things (made) ready (in advance by others), i. e. the Christian churches already founded by them, 2 Corinthians 10:16; equivalent to opportune, seasonable, ὁ καιρός, John 7:6; σωτηρία ἑτοίμη ἀποκαλουφθῆναι, on the point of being revealed, 1 Peter 1:5.
b. of persons; ready, prepared: to do something, Acts 23:21; to receive one coming, Matthew 24:44; Matthew 25:10; Luke 12:40; πρός τί, for (the doing of) a thing, Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 3:15; followed by the infinitive (cf. Buttmann, 260 (224)), Luke 22:33; by τοῦ with an infinitive, Acts 23:15 (Buttmann, § 140, 15; Winer's Grammar, § 44, 4 a.); ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχω, to be in readiness, followed by the infinitive (Philo, leg. ad Gai. § 34 under the end): 2 Corinthians 10:6 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 332 (311)). (For נָכון, Exodus 19:11, 15; Joshua 8:4, etc.)
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ἕτοιμος , -ον ,
also (in cl. after Thuc.) -η (2 Corinthians 9:5, 1 Peter 1:5), -ον ,
[in LXX chiefly for H3559, H4349 (cf. Hatch, Essays, 51 ff.);]
prepared, ready;
(a) of things: Matthew 22:4; Matthew 22:8, Mark 14:15, 2 Corinthians 9:5; 2 Corinthians 10:16, 1 Peter 1:5; ἔρχεσθε ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιμά ἐστιν (Field, Notes, 67), Luke 14:17; ὁ καιρός , John 7:6;
(b) of persons: Matthew 24:44; Matthew 25:10, Luke 12:40, Acts 23:21; seq. πρός , Titus 3:1, 1 Peter 3:15; c. inf., Luke 22:23; τοῦ , c. inf. (WM, § 44, 4a; Robertson, Gr., 1068), Acts 23:15; ἐν ἑ . ἔχω (MM, Exp., xiv), c. inf., 2 Corinthians 10:6.†
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For ἕτοιμος applied to things cf. P Oxy II. 291.11 (A.D. 25–26) ἕτο [ι ]μα ποίησον. . . σιτικὰ καὶ [ἀργυρικά, ";prepare the statements of corn and money"; (Edd.), P Flor III. 326.10 (A.D. 117–8) τὰ ὑπογεγραμμένα ἐδάφη πάντα ποιήσιν αὐλακίσεσθαι, ὥστε ἕτοιμα εἶναι πρὸς κατασποράν, and ib. II. 123.4 (A.D. 254) ἐκ τῶν ἑτοιμοτέρων οἴνου μονόχωρα ἑκατόν, of wine ripe or ready for drinking. For the adj. applied to persons cf. P Hib I. 44.7 (B.C. 253) τοὺς δὲ θεριστὰς ὡς ἂν ἑτοίμους ποιήσηις ἐπίστειλον ἡμῖν, ";as soon as you can get the harvesters ready let me know"; (Edd.), BGU IV. 1209.17 (B.C. 23) ἵνα πρὸς μὲν κατάπληξιν τῶν τολμησάντων ἔχωμεν α [ὐτο ]ὺς ἑτοίμους πρὸς ἐντυχίαν, and P Tebt II. 419.10 (iii/A.D.) ἐὰν μὲν ἑτοίμη ἦν ἡ θυγάτηρ μου, ἀνερχέσθω διὰ τῆς ὄνου. For the phrase ἐν ἑτοίμῳ, as in 2 Corinthians 10:6, see P Gen I. 76.3 (iii/iv A.D.) τοὺς ἐργάτας ἐ ̣ν ̣ ἑτοίμῳ ἐποίησα : cf. Michel 394.13 (mid. i/B.C.) προθυμότατα ἔδωκεν ἐξ ἑτοίμου, ";he gave most readily without hesitation."; The word is MGr.
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