παρασκευάζωparaskeuázō
to furnish aside, i.e. get ready
Greek (New Testament) · G3903
Meanings
to prepare, make ready: absolutely (namely τ. δεῖπνον, etc.; of. Hdt., ix, 82, 2 Maccabees 2:27), Acts 10:10; middle, to prepare, make preparations: 1 Corinthians 14:8 (cf. Jeremiah 50:42); passive, 2 Corinthians 9:2, 2 Corinthians 9:3.
Same root
- παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
- σκεῦοςskeûos · G4632a vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively [specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband])
- παρασκευήparaskeuḗ · G3904readiness
- ἀπαρασκεύαστοςaparaskeúastos · G532unready
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Acts 10:10 and he was hungry. But while a meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
- 1 Corinthians 14:8 And if the bugler doesn’t sound a clear call, how will the soldiers know they are being called to battle?
- 2 Corinthians 9:2 For I know how eager you are to help, and I have been boasting to the churches in Macedonia that you in Greece were ready to send an offering a year ago. In fact, it was your enthusiasm that stirred up many of the Macedonian believers to begin giving.
- 2 Corinthians 9:3 But I am sending these brothers to be sure you really are ready, as I have been telling them, and that your money is all collected. I don’t want to be wrong in my boasting about you.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.