αὐθαίρετος
authaíretos · G830 · Greek · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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willing, of one’s own free will
Pertaining to being willing, with the implication of choice
Examples2 Corinthians 8:3 For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave voluntarily,
2 Corinthians 8:17 For he not only accepted our appeal, but being himself very earnest, he has gone to you of his own accord.
How it’s used
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἑκών hekṓn · G1635 · willing, willingly, of one’s own free will
- ἑκών is a standard Greek term for 'willing' or 'voluntary,' very close in meaning to αὐθαίρετος but without the specific prefix αὐτο- that emphasizes the 'self-chosen' aspect. Both convey voluntary action, though αὐθαίρετος may emphasize the autonomous decision-making more explicitly.
Contrasting words 2 words
- ἄκων ákōn · G210 · not willing, not of one’s own free will, not a matter of free choice
- ἄκων is the direct lexical antonym of voluntary/willing terms. Where αὐθαίρετος means 'self-chosen, voluntary,' ἄκων means 'unwilling, involuntary, against one's will.' This is a standard Greek lexical opposition.
- ἀναγκαῖος anankaîos · G316 · necessary, indispensable, close
- ἀναγκαῖος (necessary, compulsory) represents action under constraint or necessity, the conceptual opposite of the free, self-chosen action denoted by αὐθαίρετος. What is compulsory is not voluntary.
In the other Testament 2 words
- נָדַב nâdab · H5068 · to impel, to urge, to incite
- The Hebrew verb נָדַב captures the concept of voluntary, willing action, especially in the context of freewill offerings. It shares the core semantic component of self-initiated, voluntary action that defines αὐθαίρετος.
- נְדָבָה nᵉdâbâh · H5071 · out of free will, willingly, in abundance
- The Hebrew noun נְדָבָה (freewill offering) expresses the result of voluntary, self-chosen action, particularly in cultic contexts. It is the natural Hebrew equivalent for the voluntary nature expressed by αὐθαίρετος.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Willing, of one’s own free will25.66
- Used of freely chosen generosity, as of the Macedonians who gave voluntarily in 2 Corinthians 8:3 and of Titus who went of his own accord in 2 Corinthians 8:17.
Word family 28 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀυθαιρετον (from αὐτός and ἁιρέομαι), self-chosen; in Greek writings especially of states…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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