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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Willing

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

32exact KJV occurrences 13Old Testament 19New Testament 17books containing the word 9mapped Strong's IDs 27occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 24:5

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

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LAST OCCURRENCE

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where willing appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

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GreekG2309
θέλω

thélō · thel'-o

8 times translated as this KJV form217 total Strong's occurrences

to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e. choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e. be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in

Strong's KJV usage: :--desire, be disposed (forward), intend, list, love, mean, please, have rather, (be) will (have, -ling, - ling(-ly)).

Strong's first: Matthew 1:19Strong's last: Hebrews 13:18

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GreekG4289
πρόθυμος

próthymos · proth'-oo-mos

1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences

forward in spirit, i.e. predisposed; neuter (as noun) alacrity

Strong's KJV usage: :--ready, willing.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Matthew 26:41Strong's last: Matthew 26:41

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HebrewH5071
נְדָבָה

nᵉdâbâh · ned-aw-baw'

1 times translated as this KJV form26 total Strong's occurrences

n-f

properly (abstractly) spontaneity, or (adjectively) spontaneous; also (concretely) a spontaneous or (by inference, in plural) abundant gift

Strong's KJV usage: free(-will) offering, freely, plentiful, voluntary(-ily, offering), willing(-ly), offering).

Strong's first: Psalms 110:3Strong's last: Psalms 110:3

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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32 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

Genesis 24:5
H14

And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

Genesis 24:8
H14

And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.

Exodus 35:5
H5081

Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,

Exodus 35:21
H5068

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 35:22
H5081

And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.

Exodus 35:29
no direct Strong's tag

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

Exodus 35:29
H5068

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

1 Chronicles 28:9
H2655

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

1 Chronicles 28:21
H5081

And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.

1 Chronicles 29:5
H5068

The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?

Job 39:9
H14

Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

Psalms 110:3
H5071

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Isaiah 1:19
H14

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

Matthew 1:19
G2309

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

Matthew 26:41
G4289

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Mark 15:15
G1014

And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Luke 10:29
G2309

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

Luke 22:42
G1014

Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

Luke 23:20
G2309

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

John 5:35
G2309

He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

Acts 24:27
G2309

But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.

Acts 25:9
G2309

But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

Acts 27:43
G1014

But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

Romans 9:22
G2309

What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

2 Corinthians 5:8
G2106

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

willing

WILLING, participle present tense

1. Determining; resolving; desiring.

2. Disposing of by will.

WILLING, adjective

1. Free to do or grant; having the mind inclined; disposed; not averse. Let every man give, who is able and willing

2. Pleased; desirous.

Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure. Acts 24:27.

3. Ready; prompt.

He stoopd with weary wings and willing feet.

4. Chosen; received of choice or without reluctance; as, to be held in willing chains.

5. Spontaneous.

No spouts of blood run wiling from a tree.

6. Consenting.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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