Strong’s G4288 · Greek

προθυμία
prothymía

Definition

predisposition, i.e. alacrity

Etymology

from G4289 (πρόθυμος);

Where the KJV renders it

  • forwardness of mind
  • readiness (of mind)
  • ready (willing) mind

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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