ἑτοῖμος G2092
Ready, prepared, at hand; describing a state of readiness for action or an event, or the disposition of preparedness itself.
An adjective meaning 'ready' or 'prepared,' used across the Synoptic Gospels for wedding feasts that are ready (Matt 22:4, 8), wise virgins who are prepared (Matt 25:10), and disciples who must stay alert (Matt 24:44). Every major translation converges: English 'ready,' Spanish preparada/lista, French pret, German bereit. In one Pauline passage (2 Cor 10:6), the word takes on a more abstract, nominal flavor — a readiness or willingness to act — where Spanish shifts to preparacion and English to 'readiness,' hinting at an inner disposition rather than an external state of affairs.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In a state of readiness or preparation — the predominant adjectival use (16 occurrences). The wedding dinner is ready (Matt 22:4), the upper room is furnished and prepared (Mark 14:15), and believers must be ready for the Son of Man's return (Matt 24:44; Luke 12:40). All major languages agree: Spanish lista/preparada, French pret, German bereit. The word describes an objective condition of completion or availability. 16×
AR["الجاهِزِ","جاهِزٌ","جاهِزَةً","جَاهِزٌ","مُستَعِدٍّ","مُستَعِدّينَ","مُسْتَعِدٌ","مُسْتَعِدٌّ","مُسْتَعِدَّاتٍ","مُسْتَعِدُّونَ","مُسْتَعِدِّينَ","مُعَدَّةً"]·ben["প্রস্তুত"]·DE["bereit"]·EN["ready"]·FR["prêt"]·heb["מוּכֶנֶת","מוּכָן","מוּכָנִים","מוּכָנָה","נְכוֹנִים","נְכוֹנוֹת"]·HI["तैयअर","तैयार","तैयार।"]·ID["siap","siap,","yang-siap","yang-sudah-siap"]·IT["etoima","etoimoi","etoimon","etoimos","etoimous","etoimēn","pronto"]·jav["cepak","cumawis","cumawis.","samekta","sampun-cumawis","siyap","siyap,"]·KO["예비된","준비되어-있습니다","준비되었다","준비된","준비된-것들을","준비된-것으로","준비된-자들","준비된-자들-이","준비된-자들이","준비된-자들이다"]·PT["coisas-prontas","está-pronto;","preparada","preparadas","pronta","pronto","prontos"]·RU["готов","готово","готово;","готовое","готовому","готовую","готовы","готовые","готовым","готовыми"]·ES["lista","preparada","preparadas","preparado","preparados"]·SW["ambayo","daima-tayari","kiko-tayari","ni","njooni","tayari","ulio-tayari","yaliyokwisha-kutayarishwa"]·TR["hazır","hazır-olanlar","hazır-olanlarla"]·urd["تیار"]
Matt 22:4, Matt 22:8, Matt 24:44, Matt 25:10, Mark 14:15, Luke 12:40, Luke 14:17, Luke 22:33, John 7:6, Acts 23:15, Acts 23:21, 2 Cor 9:5 (+4 more)
2. sense 2 — Readiness as a disposition or abstract quality — used substantivally in 2 Cor 10:6, where Paul speaks of being 'in readiness to punish every disobedience.' Spanish preparacion and English 'readiness' capture the shift from a concrete state ('the meal is ready') to an inner resolve or willingness. This is the only NT occurrence where the term functions more as a noun than a predicate adjective. 1×
AR["استِعدادٍ"]·ben["প্রস্তুতিতে"]·DE["bereit"]·EN["readiness"]·FR["prêt"]·heb["מוּכָנוּת"]·HI["तैयारी"]·ID["kesiapsediaan"]·IT["pronto"]·jav["samekta"]·KO["준비된"]·PT["prontidão"]·RU["готовности"]·ES["preparación"]·SW["utayari"]·TR["hazırlıkta"]·urd["تیاری"]
Related Senses
H5921a 1. upon, on, over (spatial) (5443×)H0413 1. directional: to, toward (5366×)H1121a 1. son, male offspring, descendant (4914×)H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)H4428 1. king, human ruler (2518×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)H6440 1. before, in front of (spatial) (1870×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H3027 1. physical hand (body part) (1596×)H1697 1. word, speech, utterance (1235×)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×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἑτοῖμος, ον, also feminine ἑτοίμη Refs 8th c.BC+, η, ον, or ος, ον, cf. Hdn.Gr. Refs:—at hand, ready, prepared, ὀνείαθ᾽ ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα Refs 8th c.BC+; ἕ. χρήματα money in hand, Refs 5th c.BC+in ready money, Refs 4th c.AD+; ἕ. ἀεὶ παρακείμενον ἐκμαγεῖον Refs 5th c.BC+; ἕ. ποιήσασθαι to make ready, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἑτοίμου at once and without hesitation, immediately, offhand, ἐξ ἑ. λαμβάνειν…