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Greek

4352. proskuneo -- to do reverence to
... the heavenly Bridegroom). While this is true, 4352 () suggests the willingness
to make all necessary physical .]. Word Origin from ...
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4288. prothumia -- eagerness
... prothumia Phonetic Spelling: (proth-oo-mee'-ah) Short Definition: inclination,
readiness Definition: inclination, readiness, eagerness, willingness, promptness ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2974. yaal -- to show willingness, be pleased, determine ...
... to show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything). Transliteration:
yaal Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-al') Short Definition: willing. ...
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Library

Ears to Hear are a Willingness to Obey.
... A Treatise on the gift of perseverance, Chapter 37."Ears to Hear are a
Willingness to Obey. Although, therefore, we say that obedience ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 37 ears to hear are.htm

Examples from Scripture to Prove the Lord's Willingness to Pardon.
... Chapter VIII."Examples from Scripture to Prove the Lord's Willingness
to Pardon. This if you doubt, unravel [8489] the meaning ...
/.../tertullian/on repentance/chapter viii examples from scripture to.htm

Lord Jesus, Cause Me to Know in My Daily Experience the Glory and ...
... To prevent any discouragement in praying He lays as a basic principle the fact of
God's great fatherly willingness"that God's willingness to answer our ...
/.../bounds/purpose in prayer/chapter xiii lord jesus cause.htm

Obedience
... If ye be willing and obedient.' Isaiah 1:19. Though we serve God with weakness,
it may be with willingness. ... Willingness is the soul of obedience. ...
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The Covenant of Grace
... "Thy people shall be a willing people:' Psalm 110: a people of willingness.'
Heb. This spontaneity and willingness is from the attractive ...
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Perseverance Proved.
... as has been said, it is most manifest that the apostles expected to persevere and
be saved only because they believed in the ability and willingness of God to ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xlix perseverance proved.htm

A Very Old Question.
... But He does nothing without our consent. He has been hindered in His purposes by
our lack of willingness. ... Our willingness checkmates Satan's opposition. ...
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The Crowning Test and Triumph of Faith
... First, it is conceivable that God should test a man's willingness to surrender what
is most precious to him, and what all his hopes are fixed on; and this ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the crowning test and triumph.htm

Three Tests of Love
... to him as only a few days. The amount of our love to God is proved by our
willingness to serve him. If there is in us a disposition ...
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"There is Therefore Now no Condemnation to them which are in ...
... Christ answers thee in express terms; "whosoever will, let him take and drink freely."
Thou declarest thy willingness in so speaking; and he declares his ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon ii there is therefore.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.

Thesaurus

Willingness (3 Occurrences)
... readiness of the mind to do or forbear. Multi-Version Concordance Willingness
(3 Occurrences). 2 Corinthians 8:11 and now also finish ...
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Will (64996 Occurrences)
... Thus, in first person, I will denotes willingness, consent, promise; and when will
is emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as, I will go if ...
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Ahinadab (1 Occurrence)
... a-hin'-a-dab ('achinadhabh, "brother of willingness," or, "my brother is willing"):
Decidedly the ordinary use of the stem nadhabh is to denote willingness...
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Earnest (33 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 8:12 For, assuming the earnest willingness, the gift is acceptable
according to whatever a man has, and not according to what he has not. (WEY). ...
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Willing-offering (6 Occurrences)
Willing-offering. Willingness, Willing-offering. Willing-offerings . ... Willingness,
Willing-offering. Willing-offerings . Reference Bible.
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Willingly (27 Occurrences)

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Volition
... and boulomai, the difference between the two being that thelo expresses an active
choice or purpose, boulomai, "passive inclination or willingness, or the ...
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Offer (403 Occurrences)
... With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness;
as, he offered to help me. 4. (vt) To attempt; to undertake. ...
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Willed (13 Occurrences)
... Philemon 1:14 and apart from thy mind I willed to do nothing, that as of necessity
thy good deed may not be, but of willingness, (YLT). ...
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Importunity (1 Occurrence)
... God's willingness to give exceeds our ability to ask. The parable teaches by way
of contrast, not by parallel. David Foster Estes. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Bible Concordance

Willingness (3 Occurrences)

2 Corinthians 8:11 and now also finish doing 'it', that even as 'there is' the readiness of the will, so also the finishing, out of that which ye have,
(See NIV)

2 Corinthians 8:12 For, assuming the earnest willingness, the gift is acceptable according to whatever a man has, and not according to what he has not.
(WEY NIV)

Philemon 1:14 but I have wished to do nothing without thy mind, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness:
(DBY YLT)

Subtopics

Willingness

Related Terms

Will (64996 Occurrences)

Ahinadab (1 Occurrence)

Earnest (33 Occurrences)

Willing-offering (6 Occurrences)

Willingly (27 Occurrences)

Volition

Offer (403 Occurrences)

Willed (13 Occurrences)