Lexicon
εὐμετάδοτος
eumetadotos
G2130
G:A Greek

generous

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Eumetadotos describes being disposed to share in a call to do good and abound in good works.

The attested use describes people addressed as ready to share within an exhortation to do good and to be rich in good works.

Senses in use

  1. Ready to share in doing good · dominant

    In 1 Timothy 6:18, the accusative plural masculine form occurs among instructions that they do good and be rich in good works; the APB renders the clause "to be generous and ready to share."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Timothy 6:18, the APB presents the clause as "to be generous and ready to share." The precise contribution of the term cannot be isolated beyond the clause's sharing-related instruction.

Passages featuring this word

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