Strong's Concordance speudó: to hasten, urge on Original Word: σπεύδωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: speudó Phonetic Spelling: (spyoo'-do) Definition: to hasten, urge on Usage: I hasten, urge on, desire earnestly. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition to hasten, urge on NASB Translation hastening (1), hurried (1), hurry (2), hurrying (1), make haste (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4692: σπεύδωσπεύδω; imperfect ἔσπευδον; 1 aorist ἔσπευσα; (cognate with German sich sputen (cf. English speed, Latinstudeo; Vanicek, p. 1163; Fick 4:279)); from Homer down; the Sept. for מִהַר, also for בִּהֵל, etc.; 1. intransitive, (cf. Winers Grammar, § 38, 1; Buttmann, 130, 4), to hasten: as often in the Greek writings, followed by an infinitive Acts 20:16; ἦλθον σπεύσαντες, they came with haste, Luke 2:16; σπεύσας κατάβηθι (A. V. make haste and come down), κατέβη, Luke 19:5, 6; σπεῦσον καί ἔξελθε (A. V. make haste and get thee quickly out), Acts 22:18. 2. to desire earnestly: τί, 2 Peter 3:12; (Isaiah 16:5; examples from Greek authors are given by Passow, under the word, 2 vol. ii., p. 1501; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II.)). Probably strengthened from pous; to "speed" ("study"), i.e. Urge on (diligently or earnestly); by implication, to await eagerly -- (make, with) haste unto. see GREEK pous Englishman's Concordance Luke 2:16 V-APA-NMPGRK: καὶ ἦλθαν σπεύσαντες καὶ ἀνεῦραν NAS: they came in a hurry and found their way KJV: And they came with haste, and found INT: And they came having hurried and found Luke 19:5 V-APA-NMS Luke 19:6 V-APA-NMS Acts 20:16 V-IIA-3S Acts 22:18 V-AMA-2S 2 Peter 3:12 V-PPA-AMP Strong's Greek 4692 |
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