εὐμετά-δοτος G2130
Generous, ready to share; liberal in giving and distributing resources
This adjective describes the quality of being readily disposed to share what one has with others. Paul uses it in 1 Timothy 6:18, instructing the wealthy 'to be generous and ready to share.' The word captures not grudging compliance with charitable expectations but a cheerful willingness to distribute resources, seeing possessions as meant for sharing rather than hoarding.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Paul's instruction to the wealthy (1 Timothy 6:18), this quality accompanies doing good works—those with material abundance should be characterized by generosity, freely sharing rather than clutching their resources. The translations ('generous,' 'generosos,' 'freigebig') consistently emphasize liberal, openhanded distribution. This generosity serves as antidote to the love of money and demonstrates trust in God rather than riches. 1×
AR["سَخِيّينَ"]·ben["দানশীল"]·DE["freigebig"]·EN["generous"]·FR["εὐμεταδότους"]·heb["נְדִיבִים-לְ-תֵת"]·HI["उदअर"]·ID["murah-hati"]·IT["eumetadotous"]·jav["gampang-maringi"]·KO["나누기-좋은-자들로"]·PT["generosos"]·RU["щедрыми"]·ES["generosos"]·SW["wenye-ukarimu"]·TR["cömert"]·urd["خوشی-سے-دینے-والے"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
εὐμετά-δοτος, ον, readily imparting, generous, NT+4th c.BC+; τὸ εὐ. generosity, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II passive, easily imparted, μυστήρια Refs 5th c.BC+; of leprosy, contagious, Refs 7th c.AD+. adverb -τως Refs 5th c.AD+