Be eager
σπουδάζωStrong’s G4704spoudazō
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Spoudazō is the Greek word usually translated “do be diligent”, “was eager” and “being diligent”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.”
Meaning
Usually translated “do be diligent”, “was eager” and “being diligent”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- do be diligent 4
- i was eager 1
- being diligent 1
- were eager 1
- do hasten 1
- do be eager 1
- we may be diligent 1
- i will be diligent 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 3
- 2 Peter 3
- Galatians 1
- Ephesians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- Titus 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 1:10In contextWherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
- 2 Peter 1:15In contextMoreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.
- 2 Peter 3:14In contextWherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
- Galatians 2:10Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
- Ephesians 4:3Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.
Greek dictionary
σπουδάζω spoudazō · be eager
σπουδάζω (σπουδή), [in LXX chiefly for בָּהַל ;] to make haste; hence, to be zealous or eager, to give diligence: with inf. (see M, Pr., 205 f.), Gal.2:10, Eph.4:3, 1Th.2:17, 2Ti.2:15 4:9 4:21, Tit.3:12, Heb.4:11, 2Pe.1:10 3:14; with accusative and inf. (on this construction see Mayor in l; MM, xxiii), 2Pe.1:15 (for other constructions see LS, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “diligent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DILIGENT, adjective
[Latin]
- Steady in application to business; constant in effort or exertion to accomplish what is undertaken; assiduous; attentive; industrious; not idle or negligent; applied to persons.
- Steadily applied; prosecuted with care and constant effort; careful; assiduous; as, make diligent search.“The judges shall make diligent inquisition” Deuteronomy 19:18
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.