Lexicon
ἡδέως
hēdeōs
G2234
G:ADV Greek

gladly

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Hedeos describes a willing, positive manner of hearing or tolerating someone in the attested verses.

The attested use describes a positive willingness in listening or bearing with others: Herod listens to John despite perplexity, a crowd listens with gladness, and the Corinthians bear with foolish people willingly.

Senses in use

  1. Willing receptiveness in hearing or bearing with others · dominant

    All three occurrences show the adverb qualifying a receptive response to people or speech. In Mark 6:20 the APB renders Herod as listening to John "gladly" despite being greatly perplexed; in Mark 12:37 it renders the large crowd as listening "with gladness"; and in 2 Corinthians 11:19 it renders the audience as bearing with the foolish "gladly."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the positive manner as "gladly" in Mark 6:20 and 2 Corinthians 11:19, and as "with gladness" in Mark 12:37. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish separate meanings.

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