ἑτοιμασία, -ας, ἡ (ἑτοιμάζω, which see), [in LXX for כּוּן hi, כֵּן, מָכוֹן, and cognate forms, Est.2:68 3:3, Psa.10:17 65:9 89:14, Nam.2:4, Zec.5:11, Eze.43:11, Da TH Dan.11:7, 20-21, Wis.13:12 *;] 1) = ἑτοιμότης, (a)
readiness (Hipp.); (b) preparation (LXX; e.g. ἑ. τ. καρδίας, Psa.10:17): Eph.6:15, EV. 2) foundation, firm footing (Psa.89:14): Eph, l.with (Hatch,
Essays, 55;
Exp. Times, ix, 38; but see also Abbott,
Essays, 95). (
AS)