hetoimazō · prepare

What it means

hetoimazō (ἑτοιμάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “prepare”.

Make ready.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To make arrangements: food, a place, the way.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• prepared ×22
• prepare ×16
• Get ready ×1
• make ready ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×7
• Mark×5
• Luke×14
• John×2
• Acts×1
• 1 Corinthians×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Philemon×1
• Hebrews×1
• Revelation×7

• Matthew 3:3

  For this is the one spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, when he says, “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

• Matthew 20:23

  He says to them, “My cup you will drink, but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

• Matthew 22:4

  Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look, I have prepared my dinner, my bulls and the fattened animals have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding feast.”’

• Matthew 25:34

  Then the King will say to those at his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

• Matthew 25:41

  Then he will say also to those at the left, ‘Go from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

• Matthew 26:17

  Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

• Matthew 26:19

  And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

• Mark 1:3

  a voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

• Mark 10:40

  but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to grant; rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared.”

• Mark 14:12

  And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples say to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

• Mark 14:15

  And he will show you a large upstairs room furnished and ready; and prepare for us there.”

• Mark 14:16

  And the disciples went out and came into the city and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

• Luke 1:17

  And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

• Luke 1:76

  And you too, child, will be called prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

• Luke 2:31

  which you have prepared in the presence of all the peoples,

• Luke 3:4

  as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

• Luke 9:52

  And he sent messengers ahead of him. And they went and entered into a village of Samaritans to prepare for him.

• Luke 12:20

  But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night they demand your soul from you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’

• Luke 12:47

  And that slave who knew his master’s will and did not prepare or act according to his will will be beaten with many blows.

• Luke 17:8

  Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare what I may have for supper, and tie up your robe and serve me while I eat and drink, and after that you will eat and drink’?

• Luke 22:8

  And he sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.”

• Luke 22:9

  And they said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?”

• Luke 22:12

  And that one will show you a large upstairs room furnished; prepare it there.”

• Luke 22:13

  And they went away and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

• Luke 23:56

  And they returned and prepared spices and ointments. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

• Luke 24:1

  But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices that they had prepared.

• John 14:2

  In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places; if it were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?

• John 14:3

  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.

• Acts 23:23

  And calling two of the centurions, he said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;

• 1 Corinthians 2:9

  But as it is written: What eye did not see and ear did not hear and did not come up into the heart of man, what things God prepared for those who love him.

• 2 Timothy 2:21

  So if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the master, prepared for every good work.

• Philemon 1:22

  And at the same time also prepare a guest room for me, for I hope that through your prayers I will be granted to you.

• Hebrews 11:16

  But as it is, they long for a better one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

• Revelation 8:6

  And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to blow them.

• Revelation 9:7

  And the appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads were what looked like crowns like gold, and their faces were like human faces;

• Revelation 9:15

  And the four angels were released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, to kill a third of mankind.

• Revelation 12:6

  And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has there a place prepared by God, so that there they may nourish her for one thousand two hundred sixty days.

• Revelation 16:12

  And the sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun.

• Revelation 19:7

  Let us rejoice and be glad and give him the glory, because the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his wife has prepared herself.

• Revelation 21:2

  And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.