Willing (Adjective and Verb)

New Testament

Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words

Definition

A-1prothumosAdjectiveG4289

is rendered "willing" in Mat 26:41, Mar 14:38, RV. See READY, No. 2.

A-2hekousiosAdjectiveG1595

"willing," is used with kata in Phm 1:14, lit., "according to willing," RV, "of free will" (AV, "willingly").

B-1theloVerbG2309

is rendered "ye were willing" in Joh 5:35. See WILL, C, No. 1.

B-2boulomaiVerbG1014

is rendered "(if) Thou be willing" in Luk 22:42; in 2Pe 3:9, AV (RV, "wishing"). See WILL, C, No. 2.

B-3eudokeoVerbG2106

"to be well pleased, to think it good," is rendered "we are willing" in 2Co 5:8; in 1Th 2:8, AV, "we were willing" (RV, "we were well pleased"). See PLEASE, PLEASURE.

Notes: (1) In 2Co 8:3, AV, authairetos, "of one's own accord" (RV), is rendered "willing of themselves;" in 2Co 8:17, "of his own accord." See ACCORD. (2) For "willing to communicate," 1Ti 6:18, see COMMUNICATE, C.