αὐθαίρετος
authairetos · of one's own accord
Greek word · Strong’s number G830 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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authairetos (αὐθαίρετος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “of one's own accord”.
By one's own choice, without anyone forcing.
How to say it
au·thai·re·tos
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
- On one's initiative, without anyone asking.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 8:3
For I testify that according to their ability and beyond their ability, of their own accord,
- 2 Corinthians 8:17
for he welcomed the appeal, but being all the more earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.