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willingly

Meaning of “willingly”

By one's own choice or consent; not by constraint.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
25 occurrences23 verses15 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 25:2

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Philemon 1:14
But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Philemon 1:14 · retained source text

But without thy minde would I doe nothing, that thy benefite should not bee as it were of necessitie, but willingly.

1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Peter 5:2 · retained source text

Feede the flocke of God which is among you, taking the ouersight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly: not for filthy lucre, but of a ready minde:

1611 marginal noteOr, as much as in you is.

2 Peter 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Peter 3:5 · retained source text

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heauens were of olde, and the earth standing out of the water, and in the water,

1611 marginal noteGr. consisting.

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1 Peter 5:2

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Without reluctance. ... By one's own choice.

volume 2, leaf 932, column 1 (adverb entry)