Quickly
ταχύStrong’s G5035tachu
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tachu is the Greek word usually translated “quickly” and “readily”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.”
Meaning
Usually translated “quickly” and “readily”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- quickly 9
- readily 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 5
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
- John 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 28:8And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.
- Mark 9:39But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
- Mark 16:8And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
- John 11:29As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.
- Revelation 2:16Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
- Revelation 3:11Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Greek dictionary
ταχύ tachu · quickly
ταχύ (neut. of ταχύς), adv., [in LXX chiefly for מָהַר pi. ;] quickly, speedily, forthwith: Mat.5:25 28:7-8, Mrk.9:39, Luk.15:22, Jhn.11:29, Rev.2:16 3:11 11:14 22:7, 12 22:2 o. Compar., τάχειον (T, Rec. τάχιον), = cl. θᾶσσον, θᾶττον (Att..), (see Bl., § 44, 3): Jhn.13:27 20:4, 1Ti.3:14 (T, Rec.), Heb.13:19, 23 Superl., τάχιστα: ὡς τ., as quickly as possible (BL, § 11, 3), Act.17:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “quickly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
QUICK'LY, adverb
- Speedily; with haste or celerity.
- Soon; without delay.
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.