Lexical Summary hetoimazó: To prepare, make ready Original Word: ἑτοιμάζω Strong's Exhaustive Concordance prepare, provide, make ready. From hetoimos; to prepare -- prepare, provide, make ready. Compare kataskeuazo. see GREEK hetoimos see GREEK kataskeuazo HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 2090 hetoimázō – prepare, make (made) ready. See 2092 (hetoimos). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom hetoimos Definition to prepare NASB Translation get ready (1), get...ready (1), made ready (1), made...ready (1), make arrangements (1), make ready (4), prepare (11), prepared (20). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2090: ἑτοιμάζωἑτοιμάζω; future ἑτοιμάσω; 1 aorist ἡτοίμασα; perfect ἡτοίμακα (Matthew 22:4 L T Tr WH); passive, perfect ἡτοίμασμαι; 1 aorist ἡτοιμάσθην; (ἕτοιμος); from Homer down; the Sept. very often for כּונֵן and הֵכִין; to make ready, prepare: absolutely, to make the necessary preparations, get everything ready, Luke 12:47; of preparing a feast, Luke 22:9, 12 (Genesis 43:15; 1 Chronicles 12:39); with the dative of person, for one: of preparing a lodging, Luke 9:52 (Winers Grammar, 594 (552); Buttmann, § 130, 5); a supper, Mark 14:15; also with a telic infinitive added, Matthew 26:17; followed by ἵνα (cf. Buttmann, 237 (205)), Mark 14:12; with the accusative of the thing: ἅ ἡτοίμασας the things which thou hast prepared (as a store), Luke 12:20; (τί διπνήσω, Luke 17:8); τό ἄριστον, Matthew 22:4; τό πάσχα, Matthew 26:19; Mark 14:16; Luke 22:8, 13; ἀρώματα, Luke 23:56; Luke 24:1; τόπον τίνι, John 14:2f; ξενίαν, Philemon 1:22; (συμβούλιον, Mark 15:1 T WH marginal reading, cf. συμβούλιον); τήν ὁδόν κυρίου (by a figurative expression drawn from the oriental custom of sending on before kings on their journeys persons to level the roads and make them passable), to prepare the minds of men to give the Messiah a fit reception and secure his blessings: Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4 (from Isaiah 40:3); Topical Lexicon Overview of the Verb’s IdeaThe verb translated “prepare, make ready” marks deliberate provision so that a person, place or event is fit for its appointed purpose. Sometimes people prepare for God; at other times God prepares for people. Together the uses unfold the progress of redemptive history from promise to consummation. Old Testament Foundations Echoed in the Gospels Each Synoptic writer cites Isaiah 40:3 with the imperative, “Prepare the way for the Lord” (Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4). The angelic prophecies over John the Baptist reinforce the theme: he would “make ready a people prepared for the Lord” (Luke 1:17) and “prepare His ways” (Luke 1:76). In these verses preparation means repentance, moral straightening of crooked paths, and expectant faith in the coming Messiah. Preparation in the Earthly Ministry of Jesus 1. Daily logistics—disciples “prepared the Passover” (Matthew 26:19; Mark 14:16; Luke 22:13); a Samaritan village was asked “to get things ready for Him” (Luke 9:52). These passages show that authentic discipleship includes thoughtful, practical readiness. Christ’s Self-Preparation for His People “In My Father’s house are many rooms… I am going there to prepare a place for you” (John 14:2-3). The Lord’s departure, death, resurrection, and ascension are viewed not as absence but as careful provision. Preparation guarantees return and fellowship: “I will come back and welcome you into My presence.” Kingdom Prepared from Eternity At final judgment the King says, “Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world” (Matthew 25:34). The same discourse warns of “the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matthew 25:41). Preparation therefore embodies both gracious predestination and righteous retribution. Corporate Preparation: The Bride and the City “His bride has made herself ready” (Revelation 19:7). The New Jerusalem descends “prepared as a bride adorned for her husband” (Revelation 21:2). Hebrews 11:16 links this to the patriarchs: “God has prepared a city for them.” God’s workmanship and the Church’s self-sanctification converge in eschatological readiness. Cosmic and Angelic Preparation • Revelation 8:6—angels “prepared to sound” the trumpets. These scenes display a universe set in order for God’s climactic judgments. Examples of Human Preparation in Ministry • Acts 23:23—Roman troops “Prepare two hundred soldiers…” (administrative readiness). Preparation is thus integral to stewardship, mission strategy and personal holiness. Divine Things Prepared for Believers 1 Corinthians 2:9 promises realities “God has prepared for those who love Him,” beyond present perception yet secured by sovereign grace. Personal and Pastoral Implications 1. Readiness of heart precedes effective service. Selected Key References Matthew 3:3; Matthew 25:34-41; Mark 14:15-16; Luke 1:17; Luke 9:52; John 14:2-3; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Hebrews 11:16; 2 Timothy 2:21; Revelation 19:7; Revelation 21:2. Forms and Transliterations ετοιμαζε ετοίμαζε ετοίμαζέ ἑτοίμαζέ ετοιμάζεσθε ετοιμάζεται ετοιμάζονται ετοιμάζοντες ετοιμάζοντι ετοιμάζου ετοιμάζουσιν ετοιμάζω ετοιμάζων ετοιμασαι ετοιμάσαι ἑτοιμάσαι ετοιμασας ετοιμάσας ἑτοιμάσας Ετοιμασατε ετοιμάσατε Ἑτοιμάσατε ετοιμασάτω ετοίμασε ετοιμάσει ετοιμάσεις ετοιμάση ετοιμασθέν ετοιμασθη ετοιμασθή ἑτοιμασθῇ ετοιμασθήσεται ετοιμάσθητε ετοιμάσθητι ετοιμάσομεν Ετοιμασον ετοίμασον ετοίμασόν Ἑτοίμασον ετοιμάσουσι ετοιμάσουσιν ετοιμασω ετοιμάσω ἑτοιμάσω ετοιμασωμεν ετοιμάσωμέν ἑτοιμάσωμεν ἑτοιμάσωμέν ητοίμαζε ητοιμακα ητοίμακα ἡτοίμακα ητοιμακέναι ητοίμασα ητοίμασά ητοιμάσαμεν ητοιμάσαμέν ητοιμασαν ητοίμασαν ἡτοίμασαν ητοιμάσαντο ητοιμασας ητοίμασας ἡτοίμασας ητοιμάσατο ητοίμασε ητοίμασέ ητοιμασεν ητοίμασεν ἡτοίμασεν ητοιμάσθη ητοιμάσθην ητοιμασμενην ητοιμασμένην ἡτοιμασμένην ητοιμασμενοι ητοιμασμένοι ἡτοιμασμένοι ητοιμασμενοις ητοιμασμένοις ἡτοιμασμένοις ητοιμασμενον ητοιμασμένον ἡτοιμασμένον ητοιμασται ητοίμασται ητοίμασταί ἡτοίμασται ητοίμαστο etoimaka ētoimaka etoimasai etoimasan ētoimasan etoimasas ētoimasas Etoimasate etoimasen ētoimasen etoimasmenen ētoimasmenēn etoimasmenoi ētoimasmenoi etoimasmenois ētoimasmenois etoimasmenon ētoimasmenon etoimaso etoimasō etoimasomen etoimasōmen Etoimason etoimastai ētoimastai etoimasthe etoimasthē etoimaze hetoimaka hetoímaka hētoimaka hētoímaka hetoimasai hetoimásai hetoimasan hetoímasan hētoimasan hētoímasan hetoimasas hetoimásas hetoímasas hētoimasas hētoímasas Hetoimasate Hetoimásate hetoimasen hetoímasen hētoimasen hētoímasen hetoimasmenen hetoimasménen hētoimasmenēn hētoimasménēn hetoimasmenoi hetoimasménoi hētoimasmenoi hētoimasménoi hetoimasmenois hetoimasménois hētoimasmenois hētoimasménois hetoimasmenon hetoimasménon hētoimasmenon hētoimasménon hetoimaso hetoimasō hetoimáso hetoimásō hetoimasomen hetoimasōmen hetoimásomen hetoimásomén hetoimásōmen hetoimásōmén Hetoimason Hetoímason hetoimastai hetoímastai hētoimastai hētoímastai hetoimasthe hetoimasthē hetoimasthêi hetoimasthē̂i hetoimaze hetoímazéLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 3:3 V-AMA-2PGRK: τῇ ἐρήμῳ Ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν NAS: IN THE WILDERNESS, MAKE READY THE WAY KJV: the wilderness, Prepare ye the way INT: the wilderness Prepare the way Matthew 20:23 V-RIM/P-3S Matthew 22:4 V-RIA-1S Matthew 25:34 V-RPM/P-AFS Matthew 25:41 V-RPM/P-ANS Matthew 26:17 V-ASA-1P Matthew 26:19 V-AIA-3P Mark 1:3 V-AMA-2P Mark 10:40 V-RIM/P-3S Mark 14:12 V-ASA-1P Mark 14:15 V-AMA-2P Mark 14:16 V-AIA-3P Luke 1:17 V-ANA Luke 1:76 V-ANA Luke 2:31 V-AIA-2S Luke 3:4 V-AMA-2P Luke 9:52 V-ANA Luke 12:20 V-AIA-2S Luke 12:47 V-APA-NMS Luke 17:8 V-AMA-2S Luke 22:8 V-AMA-2P Luke 22:9 V-ASA-1P Luke 22:12 V-AMA-2P Luke 22:13 V-AIA-3P Luke 23:56 V-AIA-3P Strong's Greek 2090 |
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