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B. Verbs.
1.
(
= 1
, 2090), “to prepare, make ready,” is used (I) absolutely, e.g.,
Mark 14:15; Luke 9:52; (II), with an object, e.g., (a) of those things which are ordained
(1) by God, such as future positions of authority, Matt. 20:23; the coming Kingdom,
25:34; salvation personified in Christ, Luke 2:31; future blessings, 1 Cor. 2:9; a city, Heb.
11:16; a place of refuge for the Jewish remnant, Rev. 12:6; Divine judgments on the
world, Rev. 8:6; 9:7, 15; 16:12; eternal fire, for the Devil and his angels, Matt. 25:41; (2)
by Christ: a place in Heaven for His followers, John 14:2, 3; (b) of human “preparation”
for the Lord, e.g., Matt. 3:3; 26:17, 19; Luke 1:17 (“make ready”), 76; 3:4,
KJV
(
RV
,
“make ye ready”); 9:52 (“to make ready”); 23:56; Rev. 19:7; 21:2; in 2 Tim. 2:21, of
“preparation” of oneself for “every good work”; (c) of human “preparations” for human
objects, e.g., Luke 12:20,
RV
, “thou hast prepared” (
KJV
, “provided”); Acts 23:23;
Philem. 22.
2.
(
$ &
, 2675), “to furnish completely, prepare,” is translated “didst
Thou prepare” in Heb. 10:5 (
KJV
, “hast Thou prepared”), of the body of the Lord Jesus.
See
FIT
, B, No. 3.
3.
$
(
1
, 2680), “to prepare, make ready” (
, used
intensively,
$
, “equipment”), is so translated in Matt. 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 1:17;
7:27; Heb. 9:2,
RV
(
KJV
, “made”); 9:6,
RV
(
KJV
, “were … ordained”); 11:7; 1 Pet. 3:20.
See
BUILD
, No. 5.
4.
$
(
$
1
, 3903), “to prepare, make ready” (
, “beside”), is
used of making ready a meal, Acts 10:10: in the middle voice, of “preparing” oneself for
war, 1 Cor. 14:8,
RV
; in the passive voice, of “preparing” an offering for the needy, 2
Cor. 9:2, “hath been prepared,”
RV
(
KJV
, “was ready”); v. 3, “ye may be prepared,”
RV
(
KJV
, “ye may be ready”). See
READY
.¶
5.
(
$ 1
, 4282), “to prepare beforehand” ( , “before,” and
No. 1), is used of good works which God “afore prepared,” for fulfillment by believers,
Eph. 2:10,
RV
(
KJV
, “hath before ordained,” marg., “prepared”); of “vessels of mercy,” as
“afore prepared” by God “unto glory,” Rom. 9:23. See
ORDAIN
.¶
Notes:
(1) Etymologically, the difference between
and
$
, is
that the former is connected with what is real (
$
) or ready, the latter with
$
, an
article ready to hand, an implement, vessel. (2) In Mark 14:15,
KJV
,
, “ready,” is
translated “prepared” (
RV
, “ready”). It is absent in some mss. See
READY
.
For
PRESBYTERY
see
ELDER
, A and B
PRESENCE
A. Nouns.
1.
(
$
, 4383): see
FACE
, No. 1 (also
APPEARANCE
, No. 2).
2.
$
(
$ &
, 3952): see
COMING
(Noun), No. 3.
B. Adverbs and Prepositions.
1.
(
+ $
, 1715): see
BEFORE
, A, No. 4.