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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4290. προθύμως (prothumós) -- Willing, eager, ready</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4290.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/6-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4290.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4290</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4289.htm" title="4289">◄</a> 4290. prothumós <a href="../greek/4291.htm" title="4291">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">prothumós: Willing, eager, ready</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πρόθυμος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adverb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>prothumós<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pro-thoo-mos'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(proth-oo'-moce)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Willing, eager, ready<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>readily, eagerly, with a ready mind, cheerfully.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from πρό (pro, "before") and θυμός (thumos, "passion" or "spirit")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "prothumós," the concept of willingness and eagerness can be found in Hebrew words like נָדִיב (nadiv, "willing" or "noble") and חָפֵץ (chaphets, "delight" or "desire").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "prothumós" conveys a sense of readiness and eagerness, often used to describe a willing spirit or a readiness to act. It implies a proactive attitude and a zealous disposition towards a task or duty. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the attitude of believers who are eager to serve and follow God's will.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, virtues such as eagerness and willingness were highly valued, especially in the context of service and duty. The concept of being "prothumós" would resonate with early Christians who were called to be zealous in their faith and service to others. This term reflects the early Christian emphasis on a heart willing to serve God and others, contrasting with a reluctant or grudging attitude.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4290</b> <i>prothýmōs</i> (an adverb, derived from <a href="/greek/4253.htm">4253</a> <i>/pró</i>, "before" and <a href="/greek/2372.htm">2372</a> <i>/thymós</i>, "passion") – properly, passion shown in advance, i.e. <i>pre-inclined</i>, "thoroughly willing." </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>adverb from <a href="/greek/4289.htm">prothumos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>eagerly<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>eagerness (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4290: προθύμως</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">προθύμως</span></span>, adverb, from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> and <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down, <span class="accented">willingly, with alacrity</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>willingly. <p>Adverb from <a href="/greek/4289.htm">prothumos</a>; with alacrity -- willingly. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4289.htm">prothumos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>προέσθαι πρόη προήσεται προήσομαι προθυμως προθύμως πρόθυρα προθύροις πρόθυρον πρόθυρόν προθύρου προθύρω προθύρων προϊεμαι προϊη πρόωμαι prothumos prothumōs prothymos prothymōs prothýmos prothýmōs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_peter/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 5:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αἰσχροκερδῶς ἀλλὰ <b>προθύμως</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and not for sordid gain, <span class="itali">but with eagerness;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for filthy lucre, but <span class="itali">of a ready mind;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/5-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for base gain but <span class="itali">eagerly</span><p><b><a href="/greek/4290.htm">Strong's Greek 4290</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4290.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/prothumo_s_4290.htm">προθύμως — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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