hilaros describes the disposition of the giver whom God loves in 2 Corinthians 9:7.

The sole attested use describes the disposition of a giver whose giving is set against grief and necessity in 2 Corinthians 9:7.

1. Willing disposition in giving · dominant

   In 2 Corinthians 9:7, the accusative singular masculine form occurs in the clause about the giver whom God loves, following the instruction that each person give as chosen in the heart and not from grief or necessity. The APB renders the clause, "for God loves a cheerful giver."

   2 Corinthians 9:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 9:7, the APB presents the term within "a cheerful giver." The term's specific English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.