Gladly
ἡδέωςStrong’s G2234hēdeōs
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hēdeōs is the Greek word usually translated “gladly”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.”
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 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- 2 Corinthians 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἡδέως hēdeōs · gladly
ἡδέως adv. (ἡδύς, sweet), [in LXX: Pro.3:24 (עָרַב), etc. ;] gladly, with pleasure: Mrk.6:20 12:37, 2Co.11:19; superlat., ἥδιστα, very gladly (B1., § 11, 3), 2Co.12:9 12:15.† (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.