verb
spoudazamō
Strong’sG4704
I hasten
stem spoudaz-11 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books7 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.
σπουδάζω
(< σπουδή), [in LXX chiefly for בּהלni.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4704 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidspoo-dad'-zo
to use speed, i.e. to make effort, be prompt or earnest
Fromfrom G4710;
King Jamesdo (give) diligence, be diligent (forward), endeavour, labour, study.
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
Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.: Attic dialectfuture -άσομαιRefs 5th c.BC+, later -άσω Refs 2nd c.BC+: aorist ἐσπούδασα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect ἐσπούδακα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, future see above:—passive, future σπουδασθήσομαι Refs 2nd c.AD+: aorist ἐσπουδάσθην Refs 1st c.BC+: perfect ἐσπούδασμαι Refs 5th c.BC+
I intransitive,
I to be busy, eager to do a thing, with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+; σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν.. ταχέως make haste.. , NT; ὅτ᾽ ἐσπούδαζες ἄρχειν wast eager to rule, Refs 5th c.BC+: with participle, ἐσπ. διδάσκων Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. ὅπως.. endeavour that.. , Refs 4th c.BC+ in haste, hurriedly, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐσπουδακώς eagerly, Refs 4th c.BC+
I.b with accusative et infinitive, σπουδάσαντες τοῦτ᾽ αὐτοῖς παραγενέσθαι NT+5th c.BC+
I.2 of persons, σ. πρός τινα pay him serious attention, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. περί τινα to be anxious for his success, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τινί be a partisan or backer of, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἀπό τινος Refs 2nd c.AD+
I.3 to be serious or earnest, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to σκώπτειν καὶ κωμῳδεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐσπούδακας, ὅτι ἐπελαβόμην ἐρεσχηλῶν σ; did you take it seriously, that I..? Refs 1st c.BC+; ἐσπουδάκατον they have worked hard, Refs 5th c.BC+; μάλα ἐσπουδακότι τῷ προσώπῳ with a very grave face, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.4 study, Refs 2nd c.AD+; lecture, teach, Refs
II transitive,
II.1 with accusative of things, do anything hastily or earnestly, be earnest about, τὸ αὑτοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to παρέργοις χρῆσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, σπουδάζεταί τι is zealously pursued, πᾶν ὅ τι σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; χρήματα μετὰ πολλῆς δαπάνης σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ κωμῳδία διὰ τὸ μὴ σπουδάζεσθαι.. ἔλαθεν because it was not taken up seriously, Refs 4th c.BC+; οὐ πάνυ σπουδάζεται ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν is not much valued, Refs 2nd c.AD+: especially frequently in perfect participle, πᾶσα ἡ τοιαύτη σπουδὴ οὐκ ἐπὶ τούτοις ἐστὶν ἐσπουδασμένη Refs 5th c.BC+; προοίμια θαυμαστῶς ἐσπουδασμένα elaborately worked up, Refs; so τὰ μάλιστα ἐσπ. σῖτα καὶ ποτά the choicest, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἐσπ., of writing tablets, the best quality, Refs 4th c.BC+; εἰ ταῦτ᾽ ἐσπουδασμένα ἐν γράμμασιν ἐτέθη if those pains were seriously bestowed on letters, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 passive, of persons, to be treated with respect, opposed to καταφρονεῖσθαι, Refs; to be courted, Refs 1st c.BC+; of women, Refs 1st c.AD+
II.2.b in LXX, trouble, disturb any one, LXX
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| spoudazamiσπουδάσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | make every effort | 1× |
| spoudazamaἐσπούδασα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | eager | 1× |
| spoudazanaἐσπουδάσαμεν | happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural | eager | 1× |
| spoudazaneiaσπουδάσωμεν | happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural | make every effort | 1× |
| spoudazasarσπούδασον | happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular | do … best | 4× |
| spoudazavarσπουδάσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | diligent | 2× |
| spoudazarōntoisσπουδάζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | eager | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spoudazamō | spoudazame | spoudazami1×σπουδάσω | spoudazama1×ἐσπούδασα | spoudazamē | spoudazamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | spoudazasō | spoudazase | spoudazasi | spoudazasa | spoudazasē | spoudazaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spoudazatō | spoudazate | spoudazati | spoudazata | spoudazatē | spoudazatelē |
| we 1st person plural | spoudazanō | spoudazane | spoudazani | spoudazana1×ἐσπουδάσαμεν | spoudazanē | spoudazanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spoudazavō | spoudazave | spoudazavi | spoudazava | spoudazavē | spoudazavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | spoudazalō | spoudazale | spoudazali | spoudazala | spoudazalē | spoudazalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spoudazameiō | spoudazameia | spoudazameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | spoudazaseiō | spoudazaseia | spoudazaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spoudazateiō | spoudazateia | spoudazateiē |
| we 1st person plural | spoudazaneiō | spoudazaneia1×σπουδάσωμεν | spoudazaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spoudazaveiō | spoudazaveia | spoudazaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | spoudazaleiō | spoudazaleia | spoudazaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 6 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | spoudazasōr | spoudazasar4×σπούδασον | spoudazasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spoudazatōr | spoudazatar | spoudazatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | spoudazavōr | spoudazavar2×σπουδάσατε | spoudazavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | spoudazalōr | spoudazalar | spoudazalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spoudazamoiō | spoudazamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | spoudazasoiō | spoudazasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spoudazatoiō | spoudazatoia |
| we 1st person plural | spoudazanoiō | spoudazanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | spoudazavoiō | spoudazavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | spoudazaloiō | spoudazaloia |
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 | spoudazarō | spoudazari | spoudazara | spoudazarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | spoudazarōntos1× | spoudazarintos | spoudazarantos | spoudazarēntos |
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
spoudaz 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.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
spoudazami“make every effort”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular1×
2 Peter 1:15spoudazami de kai hekastote echarō vin meta …And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure …
spoudazama“eager”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 2:10… toiu ptōchoiu hina mnēmoneuaneiō, hem kai spoudazama autem houtem poiara.… poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
spoudazana“eager”happened · weaorist active indicative 1st person plural1×
1 Thessalonians 2:17“eager”… kairon hōrau, prosōpe ouk kardia, perissoterōs spoudazana tem prosōpem vu horara en polla …… for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
spoudazaneia“make every effort”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Hebrews 4:11spoudazaneia oun eiserchara eis ekeinan tan katapausian, …Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that …
spoudazasar“do … best”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular4×
2 Timothy 2:15“do … best”spoudazasar siauton dokimon parastēara to theo, ergaton …… effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed …
2 Timothy 4:9“do … best”Spoudazasar erchara pros min tacheōs;… effort to come to me quickly,
2 Timothy 4:21Spoudazasar pro cheimōnou erchara. Aspazotō sin Euboulos …… winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the …
Titus 3:12“do … best”… pempameia Artemon pros sin ē Tuchikon, spoudazasar erchara pros min eis Nikopolian, ekei …… as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
spoudazavar“diligent”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural2×
2 Peter 1:10“diligent”dio mallon, adelfoir, spoudazavar bebaian vu tan klēsian kai eklogan …Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if …
2 Peter 3:14“diligent”Dio, agapētoir, houteim prosdokarōntois spoudazavar aspilois kai amōmētois auto heuriskira en …Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace— spotless and blameless in His …
spoudazarōntois“eager”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Ephesians 4:3“eager”spoudazarōntois tērarō tan henotan teu pneumeu en …… to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the …