Gladly
ἀσμένωςStrong’s G0780asmenōs
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Asmenōs is the Greek word usually translated “gladly”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gladly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gladly 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀσμένως asmenōs · gladly
ἀσμένως adv. (ἥδομαι, to be glad), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:12 2Mac 10:33, 3Ma.3:15 3Mac 5:21 * ;] gladly: Act.21:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gladly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GLAD'LY, adverb
[See Glad.]
With pleasure; joyfully; cheerfully.
- “The common people heard him gladly” Mark 12:37
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.