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GLAD (be, make), GLADLY
A. Verbs.
1.
(
&$
, 5463) is the usual word for “rejoicing, being glad”; it is rendered by
the verb “to be glad” in Mark 14:11; Luke 15:32; 22:5; 23:8; John 8:56; 11:15; 20:20;
Acts 11:23; 13:48; in the following the
RV
has “to rejoice” for
KJV
, “to be glad,” Rom.
16:19; 1 Cor. 16:17; 2 Cor. 13:9; 1 Pet. 4:13; Rev. 19:7. See
FAREWELL
, No. 4,
GREETING
,
HAIL
,
JOY
,
REJOICE
.
2.
(
1
, 21), “to exult, rejoice greatly,” is chiefly used in the middle
voice (active in Luke 1:47; some mss. have the passive in John 5:35, “to be made glad”).
In the OT, it is found abundantly in the Psalms, from 2:11 onward to 149:2, 5 (Sept.). It
conveys the idea of jubilant exultation, spiritual “gladness,” Matt. 5:12, “be exceeding
glad,” the Lord’s command to His disciples; Luke 1:47, in Mary’s song; 10:21, of
Christ’s exultation (“rejoiced”); cf Acts 2:26, “(My tongue) was glad,”
KJV
(
RV
,
“rejoiced”); John 8:56, of Abraham; Acts 16:34,
RV
, “rejoiced greatly” (of the Philippian
jailor); 1 Pet. 1:6, 8; 4:13 (“with exceeding joy”), of believers in general; in Rev. 19:7,
RV
, “be exceeding glad” (
KJV
, “rejoice”). See
REJOICE
.¶
3.
$
(
' $ &
, 2165), “to cheer, gladden,” is rendered “maketh … glad” in
2 Cor. 2:2. See
FARE
,
MERRY
,
REJOICE
.
B. Adverbs.
1.
(
4 !
, 2234), “gladly” (from
$
, “sweet”), is used in Mark 6:20;
12:37; 2 Cor. 11:19.¶
2.
(
J
, 2236), the superlative degree of No. 1, “most gladly, most
delightedly, with great relish,” is rendered “most gladly” in 2 Cor. 12:9, and in v. 15 (
RV
;
KJV
, “very gladly”).¶
3.
(
!
, 780), “with delight, delightedly, gladly,” is found in Acts
21:17. It is absent from the best texts in 2:41 (see the
RV
).¶
GLADNESS
1.
(
$1
, 5479), “joy, delight” (akin to A, No. 1 above), is rendered “gladness”
in the
KJV
of Mark 4:16; Acts 12:14 and Phil. 2:29 (
RV
“joy”, as elsewhere in both
versions). See
JOY
.
2.
(
&
, 20), “exultation, exuberant joy” (akin to A, No. 2), is
translated “gladness” in Luke 1:14; Acts 2:6; Heb. 1:9; “joy” in Luke 1:44; “exceeding
joy” in Jude 24. It indicates a more exultant “joy” than No. 1. In the Sept. this word is
found chiefly in the Psalms, where it denotes “joy” in God’s redemptive work, e.g., 30:5;
42:4; 45:7, 15. See
JOY
.
3.
$
$
(
' $ "
, 2167), “good cheer, joy, mirth, gladness of heart” (akin
to A, No. 3), from
$
, “well,” and
, “the mind,” is rendered “gladness” in Acts 2:28,
RV
(
KJV
, “joy”) and 14:17. See
JOY
.¶
GLASS, GLASSY
A. Nouns.