Lexical Definition

‎ἑτοίμως‎ hetoímōs (het'-oy-moce) readily ^G:ADV
adverb from ‎ἕτοιμος‎

ready.

• in readiness

Abbott-Smith

ἑτοίμως, adv. [in LXX: II Es 7:17ff., Da LXX TH 3:15 * ;]
readily: I Pe 4:5; ἑ. ἔχω, to be ready (Deiss., BS, 252; MM, Exp., xiv): c. inf., Ac 21:13, II Co 12:14.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Included with: ἑτοίμως, ον,

also feminine ἑτοίμη [Refs 8th c.BC+], η, ον, or ος, ον, cf. Hdn.Gr. [Refs]:—at hand, ready, prepared, ὀνείαθ᾽ ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα [ἑτοίμως 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.12; [τὰ κρέα] εἶχε ἕτοιμα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.119, compare 3.123; ἑτοιμοτάταν ἐπὶ δαῖτα 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 13.63, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Cyclops” 357 (Lyric poetry)">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἕ. χρήματα money in hand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]in ready money, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; ἕ. ἀεὶ παρακείμενον ἐκμαγεῖον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἕ. ποιήσασθαι to make ready, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ἑτοίμου at once and without hesitation, immediately, offhand, ἐξ ἑ. λαμβάνειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γίνεται ταῦτα ἐξ -οτάτου are most likely to attack, [NT+5th c.BC+]; ἑτοιμότερα γέλωτος λίβη tears that came more readily than.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὰ ἑ. that which is ready to hand, ἐπὶ τὰ ἑ. μᾶλλον τρέπονται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἑ. βλάψαι[Refs]

__2 of the future, sure to come, certain, αὐτίκα γάρ τοι ἔπειτα μεθ᾽ Ἕκτορα πότμος ἑ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also, easy to be done, feasible, ἐπεὶ οὔ σφισιν ἥδε γ᾽ ἑτοίμη (i.e. μῆτις) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἕ. [ἐστι] τὸ διαφθαρῆναι imminent, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: with infinitive, ἕ. μᾶλλόν [ἐστι] ἀπεχθάνεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ γάρ τι ἕ. μεταπεῖσαι it is not easy.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__3 of the past, carried into effect, realized, ταῦτα ἑ. τετεύχαται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἠδ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἑτοῖμα τέτυκτο and this promise has been made good, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II of persons, ready, active, zealous, ἕ. ἦν ἐμοὶ σειραφόρος [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τινι in or for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς τι for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with dative person, ready to assist or go with him, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: c.infinitive, ready to do, [Refs]; ἐπιστενάχειν πᾶς τις ἕ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπακούειν ἑτοιμότεροι too ready.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἦν ἕτοιμος, absolutely, he was ready, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 of the mind, ready, bold, λῆμα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ ἕ. readiness, resolution, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III adverb -μως readily, willingly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑ. ἔχω τελευτᾶν I am ready to die, [NT+5th c.BC+]; ἑ. παρορᾷς evidently, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative ἑτοιμότερον [Refs 4th c.BC+]: superlative -ότατα [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Cor.10.6 ☩ Acts.21.13}