Word

σπουδάζω

spoudázō · G4704 · Greek · 11 occurrences

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Meanings

to hasten to, to hurry to, to do quickly

To do something hurriedly, with the implication of associated energy

Examples
2 Timothy 4:9 Make every effort to come to me soon;
2 Timothy 4:21 Make every effort to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, also Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers and sisters.
Titus 3:12 When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
to work hard, to do one’s best, to endeavor

To do something with intense effort and motivation

Examples
Ephesians 4:3 being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
1 Thessalonians 2:17 But we, brothers and sisters, having been orphaned from you by absence for a short while—in person, not in spirit—were all the more eager with great desire to see your face.
2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
to be eager, eagerness, devotion

To be eager to do something, with the implication of readiness to expend energy and effort

Examples
Galatians 2:10 They only asked us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.
1 Thessalonians 2:17 But we, brothers and sisters, having been orphaned from you by absence for a short while—in person, not in spirit—were all the more eager with great desire to see your face.

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

11 occurrences in 6 groups

Not stated: you (one person) 4
Not stated: I 2
Not stated: you (more than one) 2
ἐγώI, we 1
Not stated: we 1
Not stated (participle) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

11 occurrences in 7 groups

ἔρχομαιto come 3
ποιέωto do, to make 3
εἴδωto know 1
εἰσέρχομαιto enter, to go into, to come into 1
εὑρίσκωto find, to discover 1
παρίστημιto stand by, to present 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἐνin+ ἐπιθυμίαdesire, lust 1

With adverbsAdverbs

3 occurrences in 3 groups

καίand 1
μᾶλλονmore, more than, to a greater degree 1
περισσοτέρωςvery great 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 3 entries

To be eager, eagerness, devotion25.74: The verb describes an inward disposition of eagerness toward a course of action. Paul recalls that the Jerusalem apostles “only asked us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do” (Galatians 2:10).
To work hard, to do one’s best, to endeavor68.63: The same verb also describes sustained effort applied to a task. Paul instructs Titus, “Be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there” (Titus 3:12).
To hasten to, to hurry to, to do quickly68.79: The same verb also describes urgency in travel or timing. Paul writes to Timothy, “Make every effort to come to me soon” (2 Timothy 4:9).

Word family 5 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

σπεύδω speúdō · G4692 · to hasten to, to hurry to, to do quickly · 6×σπουδή spoudḗ · G4710 · to hasten to, to hurry to, to do quickly · 12×σπουδάζωspoudázō · G4704σπουδαῖος spoudaîos · G4705 · prompt, energetic, earnest · 3×σπουδαίως spoudaíōs · G4709 · making an effort to, doing one’s best, eager · 3×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon future σπουδάσω (a later form for the early σπουδάσομαι, cf. Krüger, § 40, under the…

future σπουδάσω (a later form for the early σπουδάσομαι, cf. Krüger, § 40, under the word, vol. i, p. 190; Buttmann, 53 (46); (Winers Grammar, 89 (85); Veitch, under the word)); 1 aorist ἐσπούδασα; (σπουδή, which see); from Sophocles and Aristophanes down;
a. to hasten, make haste: followed by an infinitive (cf. σπεύδω, 1), 2 Tim 4:9, 2 Tim 4:21; Tit 3:12 (others refer these examples to b.; but cf. Holtzmann's Commentary on 2 Tim 2:15).
b. to exert oneself, endeavor, give difference: followed by an infinitive, Gal 2:10; Eph 4:3; 1 Thess 2:17; 2 Tim 2:15; Heb 4:11; 2 Pet 1:10; 2 Pet 3:14; followed by an accusative with an infinitive 2 Pet 1:15.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries

Be Eager, Be Earnest, In a Devoted Manner2 occurrences Do Intensely or Extensively10 occurrences Rapidity, Suddenness3 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0