προθυμίαprothymía
eagerness, willingness, readiness: Acts 17:11, 2 Corinthians 8:11, 2 Corinthians 8:12, 2 Corinthians 8:19, 2 Corinthians 9:2.
Greek (New Testament) · G4288
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Acts 17:11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
- 2 Corinthians 8:11 Now you should finish what you started. Let the eagerness you showed in the beginning be matched now by your giving. Give in proportion to what you have.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12 Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
- 2 Corinthians 8:19 He was appointed by the churches to accompany us as we take the offering to Jerusalem—a service that glorifies the Lord and shows our eagerness to help.
- 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.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.