Lexical Definition

‎ἀσμένως‎ asménōs (as-men'-oce) gladly ^G:ADV
adverb from a derivative of the base of ‎ἡδονή‎

gladly.

• with pleasure

Abbott-Smith

** ἀσμένως, adv. (< ἥδομαι, to be glad), [in LXX: II Mac 4:12 10:33, III Mac 3:15 5:21*;]
gladly: Ac 21:17.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Included with: ἀσμένως, η, ον,

well-pleased, glad, always with a Verb, φύγεν ἄ. ἐκ θανάτοιο he was glad to have escaped death, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in Trag. and Attic dialect, ἀσμένως δὲ τἂν.. κάμψειεν γόνυ[Refs 5th c.BC+] glad would it make me ! [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀσμένῳ δέ σοι.. νὺξ ἀποκρύψει φάος glad wilt thou be when night shuts out the light, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adverb ἀσμένως gladly, readily, [Refs 4th c.BC+] (this adverb, which is common in later Greek, [NT], has sometimes been substituted for the adjective, as in [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.21.17}