Word

σπουδή

spoudḗ · G4710 · Greek · 12 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
Mark 6:25 Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
Luke 1:39 Now at this time Mary set out and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,
to work hard, to do one’s best, to endeavor

To do something with intense effort and motivation

Examples
Romans 12:8 or the one who exhorts, in the work of exhortation; the one who gives, with generosity; the one who is in leadership, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Jude 1:3 Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all time handed down to the saints.
to be eager, eagerness, devotion

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

Examples
Romans 12:11 not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
2 Corinthians 7:11 For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter.
2 Corinthians 7:12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness in our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.
to do one’s best, to make every effort to, to try as hard as possible

(An idiom, literally: to bring every effort to) To do one’s very best in attempting to do something

Examples
2 Peter 1:5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

How it’s used In 6 roles

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

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

2 occurrences in 2 groups

ἕτεροςother, another, different 1
σύyou 1

Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles

3 occurrences in 2 groups

αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 2
πόσοςhow much, how many 1

Named alongside itApposition

1 occurrences in 1 groups

ἐγώI, we 1

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

φανερόωto reveal, to make known, to appear 1

What is done to itIt is the object

5 occurrences in 5 groups

δίδωμιto give, to grant 1
ἐνδείκνυμιto cause to be known 1
κατεργάζομαιto work out, to produce 1
παρεισφέρωto do one’s best 1
ποιέωto do, to make 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

4 occurrences in 3 groups

μετάwith, after 4
διάthrough 2
ἐνin 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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In the other Testament 1 word

חִפָּזוֹן chippâzôwn · H2649 · haste: חִפָּזוֹן (chippâzôwn, H2649) denotes the concrete Hebrew concept of "haste" (urgency of action/movement), while σπουδή (spoudḗ, G4710) encompasses both "speed/haste" and the abstract notion of "eagerness/earnestness" (diligent zeal); the Hebrew term captures the physical-urgency subset of the Greek term's broader semantic range.

Semantic domains 4 entries

To be eager, eagerness, devotion25.74: The noun names the inward disposition of eager devotion. Paul writes of the Corinthians, “just as you excel in everything, in faith, speaking, knowledge, and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you” (2 Corinthians 8:7).
To work hard, to do one’s best, to endeavor68.63: The same noun also names sustained diligent effort applied to a task or ministry. Paul instructs that the one who leads should do so “with diligence” (Romans 12:8).
To do one’s best, to make every effort to, to try as hard as possible68.64: The same noun also names the maximal effort exerted toward a specific goal. Jude writes that he was “making every effort—literally, with all diligence—to write you about our common salvation” (Jude 1:3).
To hasten to, to hurry to, to do quickly68.79: The same noun also names physical haste in travel. Luke records that Mary “set out and went in a hurry—literally, with haste—to the hill country, to a city of Judah” (Luke 1:39).

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×σπουδήspoudḗ · G4710σπουδάζω spoudázō · G4704 · to hasten to, to hurry to, to do quickly · 11×σπουδαῖος spoudaîos · G4705 · prompt, energetic, earnest · 3×σπουδαίως spoudaíōs · G4709 · making an effort to, doing one’s best, eager · 3×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon σπωδης, ἡ (σπεύδω (which see)), from Homer down; 1. haste: μετά σπουδῆς, with haste, Mk…

σπωδης, ἡ (σπεύδω (which see)), from Homer down;
1. haste: μετά σπουδῆς, with haste, Mk 6:25; Lk 1:39 (Wis. 19:2; Josephus, Antiquities 7, 9, 7; Herodian, 3, 4, 1; 6, 4, 3).
2. earnestness, diligence: universally, earnestness in accomplishing, promoting, or striving after anything, Rom 12:11; 2 Cor 7:11, 2 Cor 7:12; 2 Cor 8:7f; ἐν σπουδή, with diligence, Rom 12:8; σπουδήν ἐνδείκνυσθαι, Heb 6:11; πᾶσαν σπουδήν ποιεῖσθαι (see ποιέω, I. 3, p. 525{b} bottom), to give all diligence, interest oneself most earnestly, Jude 1:3; σπουδήν παρεισφέρειν, 2 Pet 1:5; ἡ σπουδή ὑπέρ τίνος, earnest care for one, 2 Cor 8:16 (περί τίνος (Demosthenes, 90, 10); Diodorus 1, 75).

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 Manner7 occurrences Do Intensely or Extensively3 occurrences Rapidity, Suddenness2 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