verb
speudamō
Strong’sG4692
I hasten, desire earnestly
stem speud-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
σπεύδω
[in LXX chiefly for מהר pi., also for בּהל pi., hi., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4692 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidspyoo'-do
to "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly); by implication, to await eagerly
Fromprobably strengthened from G4228;
King James(make, with) haste unto.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Epic dialect infinitive σπευδέμεν Refs 8th c.BC+: future σπεύσω Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἔσπευσα Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect σπεῦσα Refs 8th c.BC+; subjunctive σπεύσομεν, for -ωμεν, Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect ἔσπευκα Refs 2nd c.BC+:—middle, Refs 4th c.BC+: future σπεύσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+:— passive, perfect ἔσπευσμαι Refs 2nd c.AD+
I transitive, set going, urge on, hasten, ταῦτα δ᾽ ἅμα χρὴ σπεύδειν Refs 8th c.BC+; παῦσαι σπεύδων τὰ σπεύδειςRefs 5th c.BC+; σ. οἱ μὲν ἴγδιν, οἱ δὲ σίλφιον, οἱ δ᾽ ὄξος procure quickly, get ready, Refs 6th c.BC+; σπευσίω ὅτι κα δύναμαι κακὸν τᾷ πόλει Refs 5th c.BC+
I.b seek eagerly, strive after, μηδὲν ἄγαν σ. Refs 6th c.BC+; σ. βίον ἀθάνατον, μακροτέραν ἀρετάν, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.c promote or further zealously, press or urge on, τι τῶν φέρει φρήν Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὸν ἕκαστος σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἐναντία τῇ ἑαυτῶν ὠφελείᾳ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; in arguing, σεαυτῷ τὰ ἐναντία σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τοῦτο, ὅπως.. Refs 4th c.BC+ the partisans of Chaereas, Refs 2nd c.AD+: followed by a conjunctive, εἰς τοὺς πλουσίους σπεύσω σ᾽ ὅπως ἂν ἐγγραφῇς Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, σπευδομένα θυσίαν Refs 4th c.BC+: —passive, ξυνὸν πᾶσι ἀγαθὸν σπεύδεται Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐσπευσμέναι χρεῖαι pressing needs, Refs 2nd c.AD+
I.2 with accusative et infinitive, σπεύσατε.. Τεῦκρον ἐν τάχει μολεῖν urge him to come quickly, Refs 5th c.BC+; σπεῦσον.. κάπετόν τιν᾽ ἰδεῖν hasten to look out for.., Refs
II more frequently intransitive, press on, hasten. διὰ δρυμὰ πυκνὰ καὶ ὕλην σπεύδουσ᾽ Refs 8th c.BC+; σ. ἀπὸ ῥυτῆρος with loose rein, Refs 5th c.BC+; exert oneself, strive eagerly or anxiously, of warriors fighting, Refs 8th c.BC+; of a smith at work, Refs; of beasts of draught, Refs; of bees working, Refs 8th c.BC+; σπεῦδε βραδέως festina lente, Refs 2nd c.AD+; σ. τινί exert oneself for another, Refs 2nd c.AD+ —Construct.,
II.1 with participle, σπεῦσε πονησάμενος τὰ ἃ ἔργα (for σπουδαίως ἐπονήσατο) Refs 8th c.BC+ in haste, eagerly, τὼ δὲ σπεύδοντε πετέσθην Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 with infinitive, to be eager to.., Hes Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, σπευδομένα ἀφελεῖν Refs 4th c.BC+
II.3 with accusative et infinitive, to be anxious that.., εἰρήνην ἑωυτοῖσι γενέσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ λεκτικοὺς γίγνεσθαι τοὺς συνόντας οὐκ ἔσπ. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 followed by ὡς, ὅπως, etc., σ. ὡς Ζεὺς μήποτ᾽ ἄρξειεν Refs 4th c.BC+; σ. ὅπως μὴ.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἵνα.., ἵνα μὴ.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥστε μή, with infinitive, Refs 4th c.BC+
II.5 followed by a preposition, σ. μάχην ἐς show eagerness for.., Refs 8th c.BC+.. hasten,Refs 8th c.BC+; περὶ Πατρόκλοιο θανόντος struggle for him, Refs 8th c.BC+; πρός τινα Refs 5th c.BC+
II.6 with adverb, σ. οἷ θέλεις Refs 5th c.BC+
II.7 to be troubled in mind, harassed, LXX, Lithuanian spáudžiu 'press'.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| speudateἔσπευδεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | hurrying | 1× |
| speudasarΣπεῦσον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | hurry | 1× |
| speudarōntoinσπεύδοντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | hastening | 1× |
| speudarantosσπεύσας | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine | hurry | 2× |
| speudarantoisσπεύσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | with haste | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | speudamō | speudame | speudami | speudama | speudamē | speudamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | speudasō | speudase | speudasi | speudasa | speudasē | speudaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | speudatō | speudate1×ἔσπευδεν | speudati | speudata | speudatē | speudatelē |
| we 1st person plural | speudanō | speudane | speudani | speudana | speudanē | speudanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | speudavō | speudave | speudavi | speudava | speudavē | speudavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | speudalō | speudale | speudali | speudala | speudalē | speudalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | speudameiō | speudameia | speudameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | speudaseiō | speudaseia | speudaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | speudateiō | speudateia | speudateiē |
| we 1st person plural | speudaneiō | speudaneia | speudaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | speudaveiō | speudaveia | speudaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | speudaleiō | speudaleia | speudaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | speudasōr | speudasar1×Σπεῦσον | speudasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | speudatōr | speudatar | speudatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | speudavōr | speudavar | speudavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | speudalōr | speudalar | speudalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | speudamoiō | speudamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | speudasoiō | speudasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | speudatoiō | speudatoia |
| we 1st person plural | speudanoiō | speudanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | speudavoiō | speudavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | speudaloiō | speudaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | speudarō | speudari | speudara | speudarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | speudarōntos1× | speudarintos | speudarantos3×σπεύσας | speudarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
speud is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
speudate“hurrying”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 20:16“hurrying”… geneteia auto chronotribara en ta Asia, speudate gar ei dunatem atoiō auto tan …… time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of …
speudasar“hurry”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 22:18kai horara auton legarōnton mi; Speudasar kai exerchasar en tache ek Ierousalēm, …… saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people …
speudarōntoin“hastening”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
2 Peter 3:12“hastening”prosdokarōntoin kai speudarōntoin tan parousian tau tou theou hēmerau, …… you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the …
speudarantos“hurry”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine2×
Luke 19:5… tos Iēsus legata pros auton; Zakchaior, speudarantos katabainasar, sēmeron gar en to oiko …… He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at …
Luke 19:6“quickly”kai speudarantos katabainata, kai hupodecheta auton chairarōntos.So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.
speudarantois“with haste”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 2:16“with haste”kai erchala speudarantois kai aneuriskala tan tē Mariam kai …So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and …