2001 Translation

PROCHEIROTATON, procheirotaton

Sounds Like: pro-kheh-ROH-tah-ton

Translations: most ready, most at hand, most available, most suitable, most convenient, most prompt, most eager, most disposed

From the root: ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is the superlative form of the adjective 'πρόχειρος' (procheiros), meaning 'ready at hand' or 'available'. As a superlative, it indicates the highest degree of readiness or availability. It describes something or someone that is exceedingly prepared, easily accessible, or most disposed to an action. It can be used to describe a person who is very eager or prompt to do something, or an object that is the most convenient or suitable for a task.

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative, Superlative

Strong’s number: G4290 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Four — 3:25

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΝ — ready at hand, at hand, available, convenient, easy, a ready thing, an available thing
• ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΟΣ — ready, at hand, a ready, an at hand, available, prompt, active, handy, easy
• ΠΡΟΧΕΙΡΩΣ — readily, offhand, quickly, easily, without delay, at hand

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