King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER G4705
Transliteration: spoudaios
Phonetic Spelling: (spoo-dah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: hasty, eager, diligent
Meaning: hasty, eager, diligent
σπουδαῖος, σπουδαῖα, σπουδαῖον (σπουδή), from Herodotus down, active, diligent, zealous, earliest: ἐν τίνι, 2 Corinthians 8:22; comparitive σπουδαιότερος, 2 Corinthians 8:17 (Winers Grammar, 242f (227)), 22 (Winers Grammar, § 35, 1); neuter as adverb (Latinstudiosius), very diligently (cf. Buttmann, § 123, 10), 2 Timothy 1:17 R G.
Word Summary
spoudaios: hasty, eager, diligent
Original Word: σπουδαῖοςTransliteration: spoudaios
Phonetic Spelling: (spoo-dah'-yos)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: hasty, eager, diligent
Meaning: hasty, eager, diligent
Strong's Concordance
diligent. From spoude; prompt, energetic, earnest -- diligent.
see GREEK spoude
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4705: σπουδαῖοςσπουδαῖος, σπουδαῖα, σπουδαῖον (σπουδή), from Herodotus down, active, diligent, zealous, earliest: ἐν τίνι, 2 Corinthians 8:22; comparitive σπουδαιότερος, 2 Corinthians 8:17 (Winers Grammar, 242f (227)), 22 (Winers Grammar, § 35, 1); neuter as adverb (Latinstudiosius), very diligently (cf. Buttmann, § 123, 10), 2 Timothy 1:17 R G.