2092. hetoimos

Lexicon

hetoimos: Ready, prepared

Original Word: ἕτοιμος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: hetoimos
Pronunciation: heh'-toy-mos
Phonetic Spelling: (het-oy'-mos)
Definition: Ready, prepared
Meaning: ready, prepared.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

prepared, made ready.

From an old noun heteos (fitness); adjusted, i.e. Ready -- prepared, (made) ready(-iness, to our hand).

HELPS Word-studies

2092 hétoimos (from heteos, "fitting") – ready because prepared; "standing by," ready to meet the opportunity (challenge) at hand; ready because the necessary preparations are done (or are sure to happen as needed).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
prepared
NASB Translation
accomplished (1), opportune (1), ready (15).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2092: ἕτοιμος

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.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an old noun ἑτοιμος (hetoimos), meaning "fitness" or "readiness."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of readiness or preparedness in the Hebrew Bible can be related to several Hebrew words, though there is no direct equivalent. Some related entries include:
• Strong's Hebrew 3559 (כּוּן, kun): to be firm, established, or prepared.
• Strong's Hebrew 6186 (עָרַךְ, arak): to arrange, set in order, or prepare.

These Hebrew terms similarly convey the idea of being ready or prepared, often in the context of establishing something firmly or arranging it for a specific purpose.

Usage: The word ἕτοιμος is used in the New Testament to describe a state of readiness, often in a spiritual or moral context. It can refer to being prepared for the coming of the Lord, readiness to perform a task, or being equipped for a particular purpose.

Context: The Greek word ἕτοιμος appears several times in the New Testament, emphasizing the importance of being prepared both spiritually and practically. In Matthew 22:4, it is used in the parable of the wedding banquet, where the king declares that everything is "ready" for the invited guests. This illustrates the kingdom of heaven's readiness to receive those who are willing to come.

In Matthew 24:44, Jesus uses the term to admonish His followers to be "ready" for the Son of Man's unexpected return: "For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect." This passage underscores the necessity of spiritual vigilance and preparedness.

The Apostle Paul uses ἕτοιμος in 2 Corinthians 9:5, where he speaks of being prepared to give generously: "So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift, not as one grudgingly given."

The concept of readiness is also evident in 1 Peter 3:15, where believers are encouraged to be prepared to give an answer for their hope: "But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you."

Overall, ἕτοιμος conveys a sense of spiritual alertness and practical readiness, urging believers to live in a state of preparedness for both earthly responsibilities and divine encounters.

Forms and Transliterations

ετοιμα έτοιμα έτοιμά ἕτοιμα ἕτοιμά ετοίμη ετοιμην ετοίμην ἑτοίμην ετοιμοι έτοιμοι έτοιμοί ἕτοιμοι ἕτοιμοί ετοιμον έτοιμον ἕτοιμον ετοιμος έτοιμος έτοιμός ἕτοιμος ἕτοιμός ετοίμου ετοιμους ετοίμους ἑτοίμους ετοιμω ετοίμω ἑτοίμῳ etoima etoimen etoimēn etoimo etoimō etoimoi etoimon etoimos etoimous hetoima hétoima hétoimá hetoimen hetoimēn hetoímen hetoímēn hetoimo hetoimō hetoimoi hetoímoi hetoímōi hétoimoi hétoimoí hetoimon hétoimon hetoimos hétoimos hétoimós hetoimous hetoímous

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 22:4 Adj-NNP
GRK: καὶ πάντα ἕτοιμα δεῦτε εἰς
NAS: and everything is ready; come
KJV: and all things [are] ready: come unto
INT: and all things [are] ready come to

Matthew 22:8 Adj-NMS
GRK: μὲν γάμος ἕτοιμός ἐστιν οἱ
NAS: The wedding is ready, but those
KJV: is ready, but
INT: indeed [the] wedding feast ready is those

Matthew 24:44 Adj-NMP
GRK: ὑμεῖς γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι ὅτι ᾗ
NAS: you also must be ready; for the Son
KJV: ye also ready: for in such
INT: you be ready for in that

Matthew 25:10 Adj-NFP
GRK: καὶ αἱ ἕτοιμοι εἰσῆλθον μετ'
NAS: and those who were ready went
KJV: and they that were ready went in
INT: and those ready went in with

Mark 14:15 Adj-ANS
GRK: μέγα ἐστρωμένον ἕτοιμον καὶ ἐκεῖ
NAS: furnished [and] ready; prepare
KJV: furnished [and] prepared: there
INT: large furnished [and] ready And There

Luke 12:40 Adj-NMP
GRK: ὑμεῖς γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι ὅτι ᾗ
NAS: You too, be ready; for the Son of Man
KJV: ye therefore ready also: for
INT: you be you ready for in the

Luke 14:17 Adj-NNP
GRK: ὅτι ἤδη ἕτοιμά ἐστιν
NAS: Come; for everything is ready now.'
KJV: are now ready.
INT: for now ready is

Luke 22:33 Adj-NMS
GRK: μετὰ σοῦ ἕτοιμός εἰμι καὶ
NAS: with You I am ready to go
KJV: Lord, I am ready to go with
INT: with you ready I am both

John 7:6 Adj-NMS
GRK: πάντοτέ ἐστιν ἕτοιμος
NAS: but your time is always opportune.
KJV: is alway ready.
INT: always is ready

Acts 23:15 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἐγγίσαι αὐτὸν ἕτοιμοί ἐσμεν τοῦ
NAS: by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay
KJV: come near, are ready to kill him.
INT: drawing near his ready are

Acts 23:21 Adj-NMP
GRK: νῦν εἰσὶν ἕτοιμοι προσδεχόμενοι τὴν
NAS: him; and now they are ready and waiting
KJV: are they ready, looking for
INT: now they are ready waiting the

2 Corinthians 9:5 Adj-AFS
GRK: ὑμῶν ταύτην ἑτοίμην εἶναι οὕτως
NAS: that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift
KJV: that the same might be ready, as
INT: of you this ready to be thus

2 Corinthians 10:6 Adj-DNS
GRK: καὶ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ ἔχοντες ἐκδικῆσαι
NAS: and we are ready to punish all
KJV: having in a readiness to revenge all
INT: and in readiness having to avenge

2 Corinthians 10:16 Adj-ANP
GRK: εἰς τὰ ἕτοιμα καυχήσασθαι
NAS: you, [and] not to boast in what has been accomplished in the sphere
KJV: line of things made ready to our hand.
INT: as to things ready to boast

Titus 3:1 Adj-AMP
GRK: ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἑτοίμους εἶναι
NAS: to be obedient, to be ready for every
KJV: to be ready to
INT: work good ready to be

1 Peter 1:5 Adj-AFS
GRK: εἰς σωτηρίαν ἑτοίμην ἀποκαλυφθῆναι ἐν
NAS: for a salvation ready to be revealed
KJV: unto salvation ready to be revealed in
INT: for salvation ready to be revealed in

1 Peter 3:15 Adj-NMP
GRK: καρδίαις ὑμῶν ἕτοιμοι ἀεὶ πρὸς
NAS: always [being] ready to make a defense
KJV: hearts: and [be] ready always to
INT: hearts of you and ready [be] always for

Strong's Greek 2092
17 Occurrences

ἕτοιμα — 3 Occ.
ἑτοίμην — 2 Occ.
ἑτοίμῳ — 1 Occ.
ἕτοιμοι — 6 Occ.
ἕτοιμον — 1 Occ.
ἕτοιμός — 3 Occ.
ἑτοίμους — 1 Occ.