Gloss
on one's own initiative, of one's own accord
Forms of the word
Dictionary
αὐθαίρετος, ον
Greek transliteration
authairetos
Simplified transliteration
authairetos
Numbers
Strong's number
830
GK Number
882
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-3a
Definition
pr. one who chooses his own course of action; acting spontaneously, of one's own accord, 2 Cor. 8:3, 17*
Greek-English Concordance for αὐθαίρετος
| 2 Corinthians 8:3 | For — as I can testify — they gave according to their means, and even beyond their means; acting spontaneously (authairetoi | αὐθαίρετοι | nom pl masc), |
| 2 Corinthians 8:17 | because he not only accepted our request, but being very eager and acting on his own initiative (authairetos | αὐθαίρετος | nom sg masc), he is on his way to you. |
