σπεύδω
speudō · hurry
Greek word · Strong’s number G4692 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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speudō (σπεύδω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “hurry”.
Hasten; also eagerly desire, hasten something on.
How to say it
speu·dō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To move or act quickly, without losing time; also to make something come sooner.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- hurry ×2
- haste ×1
- hastening ×1
- he hurried ×1
- he was hurrying ×1
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Where it appears
- Luke 2:16
And they went in haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.
- Luke 19:5
And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
- Luke 19:6
And he hurried and came down and welcomed him rejoicing.
- Acts 20:16
For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.
- Acts 22:18
and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
- 2 Peter 3:12
waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens, set on fire, will be dissolved, and the elements, burning, will melt?