Lexicon speudó: to hasten, urge on Original Word: σπεύδωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: speudó Phonetic Spelling: (spyoo'-do) Short Definition: I hasten, desire earnestly Definition: I hasten, urge on, desire earnestly. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definitionto hasten, urge on NASB Translationhastening (1), hurried (1), hurry (2), hurrying (1), make haste (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4692: σπεύδωσπεύδω; imperfect ἔσπευδον; 1 aorist ἔσπευσα; (cognate with German sich sputen (cf. English speed, Latin studeo; 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.)).
Strong's hasten, hurry 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 |
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