Strong's Greek · G2090

G2090 hetoimázō

ἑτοιμάζω

het-oy-mad'-zo

to make ready

Looking for Hebrew H2090 zôh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2090. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

hetoimázō appears 40 times in Scripture, including Matthew 3:3 and Mark 10:40. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to prepare

In the King James Version

prepare, provide, make ready

Derivation

from G2092 (ἕτοιμος);

Appears 40 times in Scripture

Matthew 20:23

““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.””

Matthew 26:17

“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?””

Mark 10:40

“But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.””

Matthew 25:34

“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.”

Matthew 3:3

“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.’””

Mark 14:12

“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?””

Matthew 25:41

“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.”

Matthew 22:4

“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.’”

Luke 1:17

“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.””

Matthew 26:19

“So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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