Strong’s
G4692Verb6 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Luke 2:16σπεύσαντες
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- Acts 20:16ἔσπευδεν
Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
- 2 Peter 3:12σπεύδοντας
as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.
Abbott-Smith
σπεύδω
[in LXX chiefly for מָהַר pi., also for בָּהַל pi., hi., etc. ;]
[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.).†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.