noun · neuter
tachem
Greekτάχος (tachos)
Strong’sG5034
quickness, speed
stem tach-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τάχος, -ους, τό
[in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of מָהַר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5034 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtakh'-os
a brief space (of time), i.e. (with G1722 prefixed) in haste
Fromfrom the same as G5036;
King James+ quickly, + shortly, + speedily.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | tachem | tacheim |
| of, belonging to genitive | tacheu | tacheiu |
| to, for dative | tache8×τάχει | tachei |
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
tache 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
tache“*”to, fordative singular8×
Luke 18:8“soon”legamō vi hoti poiati tan ekdikēsian autoiu en tache. plēn tos huios tou anthrōpou ercharatos ara heuriskati tan pistian epi tau gēau?I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
Acts 12:7“quickness”kai idou angelos kuriou efistanata, kai fōtem lampata en te oikēme; patassaratos de tan pleuran tou Petrou egeirata auton legarōtos; Anistanasar en tache; kai ekpiptala autou tais halusiais ek taiu cheiraiu.Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
Acts 22:18“quickly”kai horara auton legarōton mi; Speudasar kai exerchasar en tache ek Ierousalēm, dioti ouk paradecheli su marturian peri mu.and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
Acts 25:4“quickly”tos men oun Fēstos apokrinita tērirō ton Paulon eis Kaisareian, heauton de mellarō en tache ekporeuerō;But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
Romans 16:20“*”tos de theos tau eirēnau suntribati ton Satanaon hupo toin podoin vu en tache. tas charias tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou meta vu.The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
1 Timothy 3:14“*”Houteim si grafamō, elpizarōtos erchara pros sin en tache,Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
Revelation 1:1“speed,”Apokalupsias Iēsu Christou, han dōata auto tos theos deiknuara toi douloi autou, heim datō ginera en tache, kai sēmainata apostelaratos dia tou angelou autou to doulo autou Iōanno,This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
Revelation 22:6“quickly.”Kai legata mi; Houtois tois logois pistois kai alēthinois, kai tos kurios, tos theos teiu pneumeiu toiu profētoiu, apostelata ton angelon autou deiknuara toi douloi autou heim datō ginera en tache;Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”