ἑτοιμ-ᾰσία G2091
Readiness, preparedness; the state of being equipped and ready for action
This noun denotes the condition of being ready or prepared, whether for service, action, or opportunity. In Ephesians 6:15, it appears in Paul's armor of God passage, where believers' feet are shod 'with the readiness of the gospel of peace.' The word emphasizes not just passive waiting but active preparedness—standing equipped and eager to share good news at any moment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The military context of Ephesians 6 gives this readiness a distinctive flavor. Just as Roman soldiers kept their sandals ready for rapid deployment, believers maintain constant preparedness to proclaim peace through the gospel. The translations ('readiness,' 'preparación,' 'Bereitschaft') consistently emphasize this state of active readiness rather than mere passive possession of equipment. 1×
AR["استِعدادِ"]·ben["প্রস্তুতি-এ"]·DE["Bereitschaft"]·EN["readiness"]·FR["ἑτοιμασίᾳ"]·heb["כְוֹנָנוּת"]·HI["तैयअरि"]·ID["kesiapan"]·IT["etoimasia"]·jav["kasadyan"]·KO["준비-로"]·PT["a-prontidão"]·RU["готовность"]·ES["preparación"]·SW["utayari"]·TR["hazirliginda"]·urd["تیاری"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἑτοιμ-ᾰσία, ἡ, readiness, πρὸς τὰς ὑπουργίας Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ἑ. ὑμῶν παρέχειν to place at your disposal, Refs 1st c.AD+ __II preparation, ἀρμένων LXX+4th c.BC+; τροφῆςLXX; equipment, ἐν -ασίᾳ εὐαγγελίου NT