hedista expresses a willing, heightened gladness in boasting amid weakness and in self-giving service.

The attested use expresses heightened gladness or willingness toward an action: boasting in weaknesses in 2 Corinthians 12:9 and spending oneself for others in 2 Corinthians 12:15.

1. Heightened gladness in willing action · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 12:9, the accusative plural neuter superlative form occurs with the resolve to boast in weaknesses; the APB renders the clause “I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses.” In 2 Corinthians 12:15, the same form accompanies the resolve to “spend and be spent” for others' souls; the APB renders “I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls.”

   2 Corinthians 12:92 Corinthians 12:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “all the more gladly” in 2 Corinthians 12:9 and “most gladly” in 2 Corinthians 12:15. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall emphasis rather than isolate each word precisely.