Prothumia προθυμία
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| προθυμία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | prothumia |
| Strong's number | G4288 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | eagerness |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Corinthians (4) |
Prothumia (Greek προθυμία, Strong's G4288) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “eagerness”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
προθυμία, -ας, ἡ
(πρόθυμος), [in LXX: Sir.45:23 * ;]
eagerness, willingness, readiness: Act.17:11, 2Co.8:11-12 8:19 9:2.†
(AS)
(πρόθυμος), [in LXX: Sir.45:23 * ;]
eagerness, willingness, readiness: Act.17:11, 2Co.8:11-12 8:19 9:2.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mind (3), readiness (1), forwardness (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | eagerness (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Prothumia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Acts
- Acts 17:11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 8:11Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
- 2 Corinthians 8:19And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering—the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
- 2 Corinthians 9:2For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).