What does εὔθετος (eúthetos) mean in the Bible?
εὔθετος (eúthetos): Fit or prepared for a specific purpose or use, emphasizing functional readiness rather than mere suitability
Greek · G2111
εὔθετος
Suitable
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εὔθετοςG2111
Pronunciationeúthetos
What does εὔθετος (eúthetos) mean in the Bible?
εὔθετος (eúthetos): Fit or prepared for a specific purpose or use, emphasizing functional readiness rather than mere suitability
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2111?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fit (2), useful (1).
Where does εὔθετος (eúthetos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 9:62. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfit2×Luke 9:62, Luke 14:35
useful1×Hebrews 6:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 9:62
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Luke2Hebrews1
Source forms
εὔθετον1xeuthetonHebrews 6:7
εὔθετόν1xeuthetonLuke 14:35
εὔθετός1xeuthetosLuke 9:62
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular1xHebrews 6:7
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular1xLuke 9:62
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular1xLuke 14:35
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Fit or prepared for a specific purpose or use, emphasizing functional readiness rather than mere suitability
Strong'sG2111
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms3 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 9:57–62Source Gloss
suitable
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Fit or prepared for a specific purpose or use, emphasizing functional readiness rather than mere suitability
(τίθημι), [in LXX: Psa.32:6 (מָצָא), From Th Sus 1:15* ;] ready for use, fit: of things, with dative, Heb.6:7; before εἰς, Luk.14:35; of persons, with dative, Luk.9:62 (for rabbinic parallels, see Dalman, Words, 119 f.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 9:62Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
εὔθετόςeuqetov
suitable, fit, useful
Read verseLuke 14:35Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
εὔθετόνeuqeton
suitable, fit, useful
Read verseHebrews 6:7Adjective Accusative Singular Feminine
εὔθετονeuqeton
suitable, fit, useful
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms3Case patternNominative (2)Number patternSingular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineLuke 9:621×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 14:351×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineHeb 6:71×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Additional Occurrences
Luke 9:57–62εὔθετόςeúthetos
Fit, suitable
New Testament Witnesses
fit, suitable
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
εὔθετος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes qualification for kingdom participation.
Canonical Themes
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