Definition

to use speed, i.e. to make effort, be prompt or earnest

Etymology

from G4710 (σπουδή);

Where the KJV renders it

• do (give) diligence
• be diligent (forward)
• endeavour
• labour
• study

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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