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Voluntary

ἑκούσιοςStrong’s G1595

hekousios

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Hekousios is the Greek word usually translated “willingness”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.”
Philemon 1:14 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “willingness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • willingness 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Philemon 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἑκούσιος hekousios · voluntary

    ἐκούσιος, -ον (έκών), [in LXX chiefly for נְדָבָה, as Num.15:3 (κατ᾽ ἑ) ;] usually of actions, voluntary: κατὰ ἑ., of free will (Lft., in l), Phm 14.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “voluntary” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    VOL'UNTARY, adjective

    [Latin voluntarius, from voluntas, will, from volo.]

    1. Acting by choice or spontaneously; acting without being influenced or impelled by another.
    2. Free, or having power to act by choice; not being under restraint; as, man is a voluntary agent.
    3. Proceeding from choice or free will.
    4. Willing; acting with willingness.
    All definitions and other forms of “voluntary”
    1. Done by design; purposed; intended.
    2. Done freely, or of choice; proceeding from free will.
    3. Acting of his own accord; spontaneous; as the voluntary dictates of knowledge.
    4. Subject to the will; as the voluntary motions of an animal.

    VOL'UNTARY, noun

    1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer. [In this sense, volunteer is now generally used.]
    2. In music, a piece played by a musician extemporarily, according to his fancy.
    3. A composition for the organ.

    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.