ἑτοιμάζω

ἑτοιμάζω — hetoimázō

ἑτοιμάζω; future ἑτοιμάσω; 1 aorist ἡτοίμασα; perfect ἡτοίμακα (Mat 22:4 L T Tr WH); passive, perfect ἡτοίμασμαι; 1 aorist ἡτοιμάσθην; (ἕτοιμος); from Homer down; the Sept. very often for כּונֵן and הֵכִין; to make ready, prepare: absolutely, to make the necessary preparations, get everything ready, Luk 12:47; of preparing a feast, Luk 22:9; Luk 22:12 (Gen 43:15; 1Ch 12:39); with the dative of person, for one: of preparing a lodging, Luk 9:52 (Winers Grammar, 594 (552); Buttmann, § 130, 5); a supper, Mar 14:15; also with a telic infinitive added, Mat 26:17; followed by ἵνα (cf. Buttmann, 237 (205)), Mar 14:12; with the accusative of the thing: ἅ ἡτοίμασας the things which thou hast prepared (as a store), Luk 12:20; (τί διπνήσω, Luk 17:8); τό ἄριστον, Mat 22:4; τό πάσχα, Mat 26:19; Mar 14:16; Luk 22:8; Luk 22:13; ἀρώματα, Luk 23:56; Luk 24:1; τόπον τίνι, Joh 14:2 f; ξενίαν, Phm 1:22; (συμβούλιον, Mar 15:1 T WH marginal reading, cf. συμβούλιον); τήν ὁδόν κυρίου (by a figurative expression drawn from the oriental custom of sending on before kings on their journeys persons to level the roads and make them passable), to prepare the minds of men to give the Messiah a fit reception and secure his blessings: Mat 3:3; Mar 1:3; Luk 3:4 (from Isa 40:3);; (ἵνα ἑτοιμασθῇ ἡ ὁδός τῶν βασιλέων, Rev 16:12); with the accusative of person, στρατιώτας, Act 23:23; τίνι τινα, one for one, Luk 1:17; ἑαυτόν, Rev 19:7; followed by ἵνα (cf: Buttmann, 237 (205)), Rev 8:6; ἡτοιμασμένη ὡς νύμφη, i. e. beautifully adorned, Rev 21:2; ἡτοιμασμένη εἰς τί, prepared i. e. fit for accomplishing anything, 2Ti 2:21; Rev 9:7; prepared i. e. kept in readiness, εἰς τήν ὥραν καί ἡμέραν etc., for the hour and day namely, predetermined, Rev 9:15. In a peculiar sense God is said ἑτοιμάσαι τί for men, i. e. to have caused good or ill to befall them, almost equivalent to to have ordained; of blessings: τί, Luk 2:31; Rev 12:6; τίνι τί, Mat 20:23; Mat 25:34; Mar 10:40; (1Co 2:9); Heb 11:16; of punishment: τίνι τί, Mat 25:41. (Compare: προετοιμάζω.)