ἑτοιμάζω

hetoimazōto make readyHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἑτοιμάζω

(ἕτοιμος), [in LXX chiefly for כּוּן hi. (Hatch, Essays, 51 a.) ;]

to prepare, make ready;

(a) absol., of hospitable preparation: Mark 14:15, Luke 9:52; 12:47; 22:9, 12; with inf., Matthew 26:17; ἵνα, Mark 14:12;

(b) with accusative of thing(s): Matthew 22:4; 26:19, Mark 14:16, Luke 12:20; 17:8; 22:8, 13; 23:56; 24:1, John 14:2-3, Phm 22, Revelation 9:7; 16:12; before εἰς, 2 Timothy 2:21; of God's ordaining coming events (Dalman, Words, 128); of blessing, Matthew 20:23; 25:34, Mark 10:40, Luke 2:31, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Hebrews 11:16, Revelation 12:6; of judgment, Matthew 25:41; of preparation for the Messiah, τ. ὁδὸν κυρίου, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3, Luke 1:76; 3:4" (LXX) ;

(with) with accusative of person(s): Luke 1:17, Acts 23:23, Revelation 19:7, before ἵνα, Revelation 8:6; εἰς, 2 Timothy 2:21, Revelation 9:7, 15; 21:2.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ἑτοιμάζω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

40 total
  1. Matthew 3:3Ἑτοιμάσατε · Prepare
    This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
  2. Matthew 20:23ἡτοίμασται · has prepared them
    “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
  3. Matthew 22:4ἡτοίμακα · I have prepared
    Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
  4. Matthew 25:34ἡτοιμασμένην · prepared
    Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  5. Matthew 25:41ἡτοιμασμένον · prepared
    Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
  6. Matthew 26:17ἑτοιμάσωμέν · us to prepare
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
  7. Matthew 26:19ἡτοίμασαν · prepared
    So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.
  8. Mark 1:3Ἑτοιμάσατε · Prepare
    “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
  9. Mark 10:40ἡτοίμασται · they have been prepared
    But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
  10. Mark 14:12ἑτοιμάσωμεν · us to prepare
    On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
  11. Mark 14:15ἑτοιμάσατε · Make preparations
    And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
  12. Mark 14:16ἡτοίμασαν · they prepared
    So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.
  13. Luke 1:17ἑτοιμάσαι · to make ready
    And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
  14. Luke 1:76ἑτοιμάσαι · to prepare
    And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
  15. Luke 2:31ἡτοίμασας · You have prepared
    …which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
  16. Luke 3:4Ἑτοιμάσατε · Prepare
    …as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
  17. Luke 9:52ἑτοιμάσαι · make arrangements
    He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
  18. Luke 12:20ἡτοίμασας · you have accumulated
    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
  19. Luke 12:47ἑτοιμάσας · does not get ready
    That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
  20. Luke 17:8Ἑτοίμασον · Prepare
    Instead, won’t he tell him, ‘Prepare my meal and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you may eat and drink’?
  21. Luke 22:8ἑτοιμάσατε · [and] make preparations
    Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
  22. Luke 22:9ἑτοιμάσωμεν · us to prepare [it]
    “Where do You want us to prepare it?” they asked.
  23. Luke 22:12ἑτοιμάσατε · Make preparations
    And he will show you a large upper room, already furnished. Make preparations there.”
  24. Luke 22:13ἡτοίμασαν · they prepared
    So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
  25. Luke 23:56ἡτοίμασαν · to prepare
    Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
  26. Luke 24:1ἡτοίμασαν · they had prepared
    On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
  27. John 14:2ἑτοιμάσαι · to prepare
    In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
  28. John 14:3ἑτοιμάσω · prepare
    And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
  29. Acts 23:23Ἑτοιμάσατε · Prepare
    Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
  30. 1 Corinthians 2:9ἡτοίμασεν · has prepared
    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
  31. 2 Timothy 2:21ἡτοιμασμένον · [and] prepared
    So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
  32. Philemon 1:22ἑτοίμαζέ · prepare
    In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
  33. Hebrews 11:16ἡτοίμασεν · He has prepared
    Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
  34. Revelation 8:6ἡτοίμασαν · prepared
    And the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
  35. Revelation 9:7ἡτοιμασμένοις · prepared
    And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads; and their faces were like the faces of men.
  36. Revelation 9:15ἡτοιμασμένοι · had been prepared
    So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.
  37. Revelation 12:6ἡτοιμασμένον · had prepared
    And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
  38. Revelation 16:12ἑτοιμασθῇ · prepare
    And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
  39. Revelation 19:7ἡτοίμασεν · has made herself ready
    Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
  40. Revelation 21:2ἡτοιμασμένην · prepared
    I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.