adjective

spoudaios

Greekσπουδαῖος (spoudaios)

Strong’sG4707

diligent, earnest

stem spoudai-3 times in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

diligent1×earnest1×more diligent1×

What it means

σπουδαῖος, -α, -ον

(< σπουδή), [in LXX: Ez 41:25 *;]

in haste; hence, zealous, eager, diligent, earnest: seq. ἐν, II Co 8:22; compar., -οτεροσς ib. 17 (here in superl. sense, v. Bl., § 44, 3) 22.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4707 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidspoo-dah-yot'-er-os

more prompt, more earnest

Fromcomparative of G4705;

King Jamesmore diligent (forward).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	spoudaios	spoudaias	spoudaiem	spoudaiois	spoudaiais	spoudaieim
object accusative	spoudaion1×σπουδαῖον	spoudaian		spoudaioin	spoudaiain
direct address vocative	spoudaior	spoudaiar		spoudaioir	spoudaiair
of, belonging to genitive	spoudaiou	spoudaiau	spoudaieu	spoudaioiu	spoudaiaiu	spoudaieiu
to, for dative	spoudaio	spoudaia	spoudaie	spoudaioi	spoudaiai	spoudaiei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

spoudaistem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

spoudai 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

spoudaion“diligent”objectaccusative singular1×

2 Corinthians 8:22“diligent”sumpempana de autoi ton adelfon nu hon dokimazana en pollei pollakis spoudaion arōton, nuni de pollem spoudaioteron pepoithēsia polla ta eis vin.And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.

spoudaioteros1×

2 Corinthians 8:17“earnest”hoti tan men paraklēsian decheta, spoudaioteros de huparcharōtos authairetos exerchata pros vin.For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.

spoudaioteron1×

2 Corinthians 8:22“more diligent”sumpempana de autoi ton adelfon nu hon dokimazana en pollei pollakis spoudaion arōton, nuni de pollem spoudaioteron pepoithēsia polla ta eis vin.And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.