G1596 G1596
willingly, voluntarily, of one's own free will
This adverb means willingly or voluntarily, emphasizing free choice rather than compulsion. Hebrews 10:26 speaks of sinning willfully after receiving knowledge of truth, while 1 Peter 5:2 urges elders to shepherd not by compulsion but willingly. The word stresses deliberate choice and voluntary action. Related forms in classical Greek distinguished between voluntary and involuntary actions, a key ethical distinction.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Emphasizing voluntary choice and willing action, this adverb contrasts with compulsion or ignorance. Hebrews 10:26 warns against deliberate, knowing sin after enlightenment, while 1 Peter 5:2 encourages freely chosen service rather than reluctant obligation. The translations ('voluntariamente', 'freiwillig') highlight the element of free will and deliberate choice central to the word's meaning. 2×
AR["طَوعًا", "طَوْعًا"]·ben["ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে", "স্বেচ্ছায়"]·DE["freiwillig"]·EN["Willfully", "willingly"]·FR["freiwillig"]·heb["בְּרָצוֹן", "מֵרָצוֹן"]·HI["स्वेच्छा-से"]·ID["Dengan-sengaja", "dengan-sukarela"]·IT["ekousiōs"]·jav["Kanthi-sengaja", "sukarela,"]·KO["자원하여"]·PT["Voluntariamente"]·RU["Добровольно", "добровольно,"]·ES["Voluntariamente", "voluntariamente"]·SW["Kwa-makusudi", "kwa-hiari"]·TR["Kasten-", "gönüllü-olarak"]·urd["جان-بوجھ-کر", "خوشی-سے،"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Included with: ἑκούσι-ος, α, ον Refs 5th c.BC+; also ος, ον Refs 5th c.BC+: (ἑκών):—of actions, voluntary, πόνοι Refs 5th c.BC+[same place]; φυγή E.[same place]; ἁμάρτημα Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀδικήματα Refsundertaken voluntarily, Refs 2nd c.AD+; τὰ ἑ. voluntary acts, opposed to τὰ ἀκούσια, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 rarely of persons, willing, acting of free will, ἥμαρτεν οὐχ ἑκουσία Refs 5th c.BC+ __II adverb -ίωςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἑκουσίας (i.e. γνώμης) Refs 5th c.BC+