Lexicon tachus: quick, swift Original Word: ταχύς, εῖα, ύPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: tachus Phonetic Spelling: (takh-oos') Short Definition: quick, swift Definition: quick, swift, speedy, ready, prompt. HELPS word-Studies Cognate: 5036 taxýs (an adjective) – swift (speedy), without unnecessary delay. See 5035 (taxy). [This root (tax-) emphasizes the idea "promptly" (without unjustified time-lapse). Immediacy is conveyed by 2112 /euthéōs ("straightway, right away"). See also Strong's numbers: 5030 (taxéōs), 5031 (taxinós), 5032 (táxion), 5033 (táxista), 5034 (táxos), 5035 (taxý).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definitionquick, swift NASB Translationfaster (1), quick (1), quickly (1), soon (2), sooner (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 5036: ταχύςταχύς, ταχεῖα, ταχύ, from Homer down, quick, fleet, speedy: opposed to βραδύς (as in Xenophon, mem. 4, 2, 25), εἰς τό ἀκοῦσαι ( A. V. swift to hear), James 1:19.
Strong's swift. Of uncertain affinity; fleet, i.e. (figuratively) prompt or ready -- swift. |
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