Quick Definition
ἱλαρός, ά, όν Adj joyous, cheerful
Strong's Definition
from the same as 2436; propitious or merry ("hilarious"), i.e. prompt or willing
KJV Usage: cheerful
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ά, -όν | ἱλαρότης · ἵλεως
25.117 · Attitudes and Emotions · Happy, Glad, Joyful
happy, cheerful, one who is happy pertaining to being cheerfully happy
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἱλαρός, -d, -dv, (ἵλαος propitious), cheerful, joyous, prompt to do anything: 2 Co. ix. 7; Prov. xix. 12; xxii. 8; Sir. xiii. 26 (25); xxvi. 4; 3 Mace. vi. 35; Arstph., Xen., al.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἱλαρός hilaros 1x
cheerful, not grudging, 2 Cor. 9:7*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἱλαρός, -ά, -όν
(< ἵλαος = ἵλεως, q.v.), [in LXX: Pr 19:12 (רָצוֹן) 22:8, Es 5:1, Jb 33:26, Si 13:26 26:4, III Mac 6:35*;]
cheerful, joyous: II Co 9:7 (Pr 22:8(9)(LXX)).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἱλαρός. BGU I. 332! (ΜῊ A.D.) ἱλαρά εἰμι περὶ τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν, P Giss I. 225 (time of Trajan) τῆς εὐσεβείας μου &[vad]apBavotons σε ἀπρόσίκοπ]ον καὶ ἱλαρώτατον. Nageli (p. 65 f.) has shown that in the magic papyri ἱλαρός is used practically = the cognate ἵλεως, which appears in Homer as tAa[Flos, e.g. P Lond 4648 (iv/a.p.) (= I. p. 78) δεῦρο μάκαρ μνήμης τελεσίφρονος υἱὲ μέγιστε σὴ μορφὴ ἱλαρός τε φάνηθι ἱλαρός 7° ἐπιτεῖλον ἀνθρώπῳ ὁσίῳ μορφήν τ᾽ ἱλαρὸν ἐπιτεῖλον ἐμοὶ τὼ δεῖνα ὄφρα τε μαντοσύναις ταῖς σαῖς ἀρεταῖσι λάβοιμι, Ρ Leid W™¥: 10 (ii/iii A.D.) ἔλθε μοι πρόθυμος, ἱλαρός, ἀπήμαντος, and, in accordance further with LXX usage, he finds a similar meaning in 2 Cor οἵ, where the adj. seems to have the force of ‘gracious,’ “ friendly.” In Ρ Leid Xi 15 (iii/iv A.D.) it is used of the bright colour of gold which has been cast into a furnace. A new literary reference is provided by P Oxy XI. 1380'?? (early ii/a-D.), where a ἱλαρὰ ὄψις is ascribed to Isis. In Preisighe 5510 Ἵλαρά is a proper name.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἱλαρός (hilaros) — cheerful. ἱλᾰρός [ῐ], ά, όν, (ἵλαος) cheerful, merry, φέγγος [NT+5th c.BC+], gracious, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; -ωτέρα ἀγγελία more cheerful news, [Refs]. adverb -ρῶς[LXX+5th c.BC+]
II. of blood, quick-pulsing, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III. of imitation gold, bright, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] adverb ἱλαρῶς (to be read ἱλαρῷ)[Refs]