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adverb

tachu

Greekταχύ (tachu)

Strong’sG5035

quickly, speedily

stem tachu-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books

Translated as

quickly4×soon4×soon afterward1×

What it means

ταχύ

(neut. of ταχύς),

adv.,

[in LXX chiefly for מָהַר pi.;]

quickly, speedily, forthwith: Mt 5:25 28:7, 8, Mk 9:39, Lk 15:22, Jo 11:29, Re 2:16 3:11 11:14 22:7, 12, 20. Compar., τάχειον (T, Rec. τάχιον), = cl. θᾶσσον, θᾶττον (Att..), (v. Bl., § 44, 3): Jo 13:27 20:4, I Ti 3:14 (T, Rec.), He 13:19, 23 Superl., τάχιστα: ὡς τ., as quickly as possible (BL, § 11, 3), Ac 17:15.†

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

Strong’s G5035 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidtakh-oo'

shortly, i.e. without delay, soon, or (by surprise) suddenly, or (by implication, of ease) readily

Fromneuter singular of G5036 (as adverb);

King Jameslightly, quickly.

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

Every form

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Words built on the same stem

tachuos — ταχύς, quick, swift

Where it appears

9 occurrences, every one of them listed

tachu9×

Matthew 28:7“quickly”kai tachu poreuiratais legavar toi mathētoi autou hoti Egeirita apo toiu nekroiu, kai idou proagatō vin eis tan Galilaian, ekei auton horevi; idou legama vi.Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”

Matthew 28:8“quickly”kai apercharatais tachu apo teu mnēmeieu meta fobou kai charau megau trechala apangellara toi mathētoi autou.So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.

Mark 9:39“soon afterward”tos de Iēsus legata; Mē kōluavōr auton, oudenos gar atō hos poiati dunamian epi te onome mu kai duneti tachu kakologara min;“Do not stop him,” Jesus replied. “For no one who performs a miracle in My name can turn around and speak evil of Me.

John 11:29“quickly”ekeinas de hōs akouata egeirita tachu kai erchete pros auton;And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.

Revelation 2:16“quickly”metanoasar oun; ei de mē, erchemō si tachu, kai polemami meta autoiu en ta romfaia teu stomeu mu.Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

Revelation 3:11“soon”erchemō tachu; kratasōr hem echasō, hina mēdenos lambateia ton stefanon su.I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.

Revelation 11:14“soon”Tas ouai tas deuteras aperchata; idou tas ouai tas tritas erchetō tachu.The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.

Revelation 22:7“soon”kai idou erchemō tachu; makarios tos tērarōtos toin logoin tau profēteiau teu biblieu houteu.“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”

Revelation 22:20“soon”Legatō tos marturarōtos houteim; Nai; erchemō tachu. Amēn; erchesōr, kurior Iēsur.He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!