Greek word · G3903

παρασκευάζω

paraskeuazō

to prepare

To prepare, make ready, equip; in the middle voice, to get oneself ready (1 Cor 14:8, preparing for battle).

Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

παρα-σκευάζω

[in LXX: Jeremiah 50:42 (עָרַךְ), etc. ;]

to prepare, make ready: absol. (sc. τ. δεῖπνον, etc.; of. Hdt., ix, 82, 2Ma.2:27), Acts 10:10; mid., to prepare, make preparations: 1 Corinthians 14:8 (cf. Je, l.with); pass., 2 Corinthians 9:2-3.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of 2 Corinthians 9:2

Range of meaning

To prepare, make ready, equip; in the middle voice, to get oneself ready (1 Cor 14:8, preparing for battle).

Against the English

BSB "were prepared to give" and NIV "ready to give" add "to give," which is correct in context. KJV/YLT "was ready / hath been prepared" stay closer.

Used elsewhere in the period

Used widely in Greek for military and logistical preparation. Related to paraskeuē, the Jewish "day of preparation" before Sabbath (Mark 15:42).

Similar words

Where it appears

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 10:10 παρασκευαζόντων when were preparing

    He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

1 Corinthians · 1

  1. 1 Corinthians 14:8 παρασκευάσεται will prepare himself

    Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?

2 Corinthians · 2

  1. 2 Corinthians 9:2 παρεσκεύασται has prepared itself

    For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.

    Here: Perfect tense: a readiness that began in the past and still stands. In context it means they had committed to the collection and started arranging it, not that the money was already collected (v.3-5 show it wasn't).

  2. 2 Corinthians 9:3 παρεσκευασμένοι having prepared yourselves

    But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.

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