Strong's Greek: 2431. ἱλαρός (hilaros) -- cheerful
Strong's Concordance
hilaros: cheerful
Original Word: ἱλαρός, ά, όν
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: hilaros
Phonetic Spelling: (hil-ar-os')
Short Definition: joyous, cheerful
Definition: joyous, cheerful, not grudging.
HELPS Word-studies
2431 hilarós – properly, propitious; disposed because satisfied – describing someone who is cheerfully ready to act because already approving ("already persuaded"). 2431 /hilarós ("won over, already inclined") is only used in 2 Cor 9:7 where it describes spontaneously non-reluctant giving.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2431: ἱλαρός
ἱλαρός, ἱλαρα, ἱλαρόν (ἴλαος propitious), cheerful, joyous, prompt to do anything: 2 Corinthians 9:7; Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 22:8; Sir. 13:26 (
); ; 3Macc. 6:35; Aristophanes, Xenophon, others.Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cheerful.From the same as hileos; propitious or merry ("hilarious"), i.e. Prompt or willing -- cheerful.
see GREEK hileos
Forms and Transliterations
ιλαρον ιλαρόν ἱλαρὸν hilaron hilaròn ilaronLinks
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