To hasten
σπεύδωStrong’s G4692speudō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Speudō is the Greek word usually translated “having hurried”, “was hastened” and “do make haste”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?”
Meaning
Usually translated “having hurried”, “was hastened” and “do make haste”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having hurried 3
- he was hastened 1
- do make haste 1
- hastening 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 3
- Acts 2
- 2 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 2:16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
- Luke 19:5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
- Luke 19:6And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
- Acts 20:16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
- Acts 22:18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
Greek dictionary
σπεύδω speudō · to hasten
σπεύδω [in LXX chiefly for מָהַר pi., also for בָּהַל pi., hi., etc. ;] 1. most frequently intrans., to hasten: with inf. (as frequently in cl.), Act.20:16; ptcp. with indic., Luk.2:16; with imperat., Luk.19:5-6; σπεῦσον κ. ἔξελθε, Act.22:18 2. Trans., with accusative; (a) to hasten, urge on, accelerate (as Hom., Od., xix, 137; Eur., Med., 152; Sir.33:8 (Sir.36:8): 2Pe.3:12, R, mg. (cf. Mayor and ICC, in l, but see infr.); (b) to desire eagerly (find., Pyth., iii, 110; Eur., Suppl., 161; Isa 165): 2Pe, l.with, R, txt. (but see supr.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.