tachos · speed

What it means

tachos (τάχος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “speed”.

Quickness; "in speed", quickly, soon.

How to say it

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

1. Speed; without delay.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• soon ×4
• quickly ×3
• shortly ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• Acts×3
• Romans×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• Revelation×2

• Luke 18:8

  I tell you that he will bring about justice for them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he really find faith on the earth?”

• Acts 12:7

  And look, an angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the cell; and striking Peter’s side he woke him, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his hands.

• 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.’

• Acts 25:4

  Festus then answered that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out there shortly.

• Romans 16:20

  And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet soon. The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with you.

• 1 Timothy 3:14

  I am writing these things to you, hoping to come to you soon;

• Revelation 1:1

  The revelation of Jesus the Messiah, which God gave him to show to his slaves what must take place soon; and he made it known by sending it through his angel to his slave John,

• Revelation 22:6

  And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his slaves what must take place soon.