ἑτοιμάζω
hetoimazō
to make ready
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō) is a verb that means "to make ready". This action can be applied to various contexts, such as preparing something for use, making arrangements, or getting oneself ready for a task or event. The fact that it occurs 40 times in the Bible suggests its importance in the text. Its range of usage is quite broad, as it is used in various tenses and moods to convey different shades of meaning. For example, it can be used in the present tense to describe ongoing preparation, or in the aorist tense to describe a completed act of preparation. This versatility allows the author to convey a range of ideas, from the mundane to the spiritual. The significance of ἑτοιμάζω lies in its emphasis on preparation and readiness. In a world where people often put things off until the last minute, this word highlights the importance of being prepared for the challenges and opportunities that life presents. Whether it's preparing for a physical task, a spiritual journey, or a major life event, ἑτοιμάζω reminds us that being ready is essential for success and fulfillment.
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Occurrences in Scripture
40 total occurrences across the text
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make the way of the Lord ready! Make his paths straight!”
Matthew 20:23He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
Matthew 22:4Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the wedding feast!” ’
Matthew 25:34Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Matthew 25:41Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
Matthew 26:17Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
Matthew 26:19The disciples did as Jesus commanded them, and they prepared the Passover.
Mark 1:3the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!’ ”
Mark 10:40but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”
Mark 14:12On the first day of unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the Passover, his disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare that you may eat the Passover?”
Mark 14:15He will himself show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Get ready for us there.”
Mark 14:16His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.
Luke 1:17He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 1:76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
Luke 2:31which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;
Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
Luke 9:52and sent messengers before his face. They went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, so as to prepare for him.
Luke 12:20“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
Luke 12:47That servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
Luke 17:8and will not rather tell him, ‘Prepare my supper, clothe yourself properly, and serve me, while I eat and drink. Afterward you shall eat and drink’?
Luke 22:8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.”
Luke 22:9They said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare?”
Luke 22:12He will show you a large, furnished upper room. Make preparations there.”
Luke 22:13They went, found things as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
Luke 23:56They returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Luke 24:1But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.
John 14:2In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.
John 14:3If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
Acts 23:23He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
1 Corinthians 2:9But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”
2 Timothy 2:21If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.
Philemon 1:22Also, prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.
Hebrews 11:16But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Revelation 8:6The seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound.
Revelation 9:7The shapes of the locusts were like horses prepared for war. On their heads were something like golden crowns, and their faces were like people’s faces.
Revelation 9:15The four angels were freed who had been prepared for that hour and day and month and year, so that they might kill one third of mankind.
Revelation 12:6The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her one thousand two hundred sixty days.
Revelation 16:12The sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates. Its water was dried up, that the way might be prepared for the kings that come from the sunrise.
Revelation 19:7Let’s rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let’s give the glory to him. For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.”
Revelation 21:2I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.