Strong's Concordance hilaros: cheerful Original Word: ἱλαρός, ά, όνPart 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: ἱλαρόςἱλαρός, ἱλαρα, ἱλαρόν (ἴλαος propitious), cheerful, joyous, prompt to do anything: 2 Corinthians 9:7; Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 22:8; Sir. 13:26 ( 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 Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 24311 Occurrence ἱλαρὸν — 1 Occ. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Adj-AMS GRK: ἐξ ἀνάγκης ἱλαρὸν γὰρ δότην NAS: for God loves a cheerful giver. KJV: God loveth a cheerful giver. INT: of necessity a cheerful indeed giver |