Strong’s G4692 · Greek

σπεύδω
speúdō

Definition

to "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly); by implication, to await eagerly

Etymology

probably strengthened from G4228 (πούς);

Where the KJV renders it

  • (make
  • with) haste unto

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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