What does πρόθυμος (próthymos) mean in the Bible?
πρόθυμος (próthymos) is a Greek word meaning "eager".
Greek · G4289
πρόθυμος
Eager
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πρόθυμοςG4289
Pronunciationpróthymos
What does πρόθυμος (próthymos) mean in the Bible?
πρόθυμος (próthymos) is a Greek word meaning "eager".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4289?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [is] willing (2), am [so] eager (1).
Where does πρόθυμος (próthymos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:41. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Matthew (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[is] willing2×Matthew 26:41, Mark 14:38
am [so] eager1×Romans 1:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 26:41
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark1Romans1
Source forms
πρόθυμον3xprothymonMatthew 26:41, Mark 14:38, Romans 1:15
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular3xMatthew 26:41, Mark 14:38, Romans 1:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. eager
Strong'sG4289
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms1 form3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
eager
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:41Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
πρόθυμον,proqumon
eager, ready, willing
Read verseMark 14:38Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
πρόθυμον,proqumon
eager, ready, willing
Read verseRomans 1:15Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
πρόθυμονproqumon
eager, ready, willing
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms3Case patternNominative (3)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 26:41 · Mark 14:38 · Rom 1:153×
Word Origins
πρόθυμος is built from these roots: