ἙΤΟΙΜΑΣΊΑ: ἑτοιμασία, -ας, ἡ [ (< ἑτοιμάζω, q.v.), [in LXX for כּוּן hi., כֵּן, מָכוֹן, and cognate forms, II Es 2:68 3:3, Ps 9:39 (10:17) 64 (65):9 88 (89):14, Na 2:3(4), Za 5:11, Ez 43:11, Da TH 11:7, 20, 21, Wi 13:12 * ;] ] 1. . = ἑτοιμότης, (a) . readiness (Hipp.); (b) . preparation (LXX; e.g. ἑ. τ. καρδίας, Ps 9:39 (10:17)): Eph 6:15, EV.
2. . foundation, firm footing (Ps 88 (89):14): Eph, l.c. (Hatch, Essays, 55; Exp Times., ix, 38; but v. also Abbott, Essays, 95).†