READY

red'-i (]~mahir]): Occurs twice in the sense of apt, skillful (Ezra 7:6; Psalms 45:1). the Revised Version (British and American) gives "ready" for "fit" (Proverbs 24:27), for "asketh" (Micah 7:3), for "prepared" (Mark 14:15), for "not be negligent" (2 Peter 1:12).

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.