adjective
tachuos
Greekταχύς (tachus)
Strong’sG5035
quick, swift
stem tachu-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ταχύς, -εῖα, -ύ
[in LXX chiefly for מָהַר pi.;]
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
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | tachuos1×ταχὺς | tachuas | tachuem3×ταχὺ | tachuois | tachuais | tachueim |
| object accusative | tachuon | tachuan | tachuoin | tachuain | ||
| direct address vocative | tachuor | tachuar | tachuoir | tachuair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | tachuou | tachuau | tachueu | tachuoiu | tachuaiu | tachueiu |
| to, for dative | tachuo | tachua | tachue | tachuoi | tachuai | tachuei |
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
tachu 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
tachuos“quick”subjectnominative singular1×
James 1:19“quick”Oidavēr, adelfoir mu agapētoir. atōr de pantos anthrōpos tachuos eis tem akouara, braduos eis tem lalara, braduos eis organ,My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
tachuem“quickly”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Matthew 5:25“quickly”asōr eunoarōtos to antidiko su tachuem heōs hotinou asō meta autou en ta hoda, mēpote sin paradōateia tos antidikos to krito, kai tos kritos to hupēreto, kai eis fulakan ballisi;Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
Luke 15:22“quickly”legata de tos patēros pros toin douloin autou; Tachuem ekferavar stolan tan prōtan kai enduavar auton, kai dōavar daktulion eis tan cheiran autou kai hupodēmeim eis toin podoin,But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Revelation 22:12“soon”Idou erchemō tachuem, kai tos misthos mu meta mu, apodōara hekasto hōs tem ergem atō autou.“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
tachuotateim1×
Acts 17:15“quickly [as possible]”tois de kathistanarōtois ton Paulon agala heōs Athēnaiu, kai lambaratois entolan pros ton Silaon kai ton Timotheon hina hōs tachuotateim erchaleia pros auton exeiale.Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.