Quickest
τάχισταStrong’s G5036tachista
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tachista is the Greek word usually translated “quickly”, “quickly as possible” and “swift”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.”
Meaning
Usually translated “quickly”, “quickly as possible” and “swift”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- quickly 2
- quickly as possible 1
- swift 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Acts 1
- James 1
- Revelation 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 17:15And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
- James 1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
- Revelation 22:12And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Greek dictionary
τάχιστα tachista · quickest
τάχιστα, see: ταχύ. 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.