τάχιστα
táchista · G5033 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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as soon as possible
Most quickly
ExamplesActs 17:15 Now those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.
Near synonyms 2 words
- εὐθέως euthéōs · G2112 · immediately, right away, then
- Common NT adverb expressing immediate action without delay, overlaps semantically with τάχιστα's sense of 'as soon as possible' though εὐθέως emphasizes immediacy rather than comparative speed
- παραχρῆμα parachrēma · G3916 · suddenly, at once, immediately
- Adverb denoting instantaneous action, similar to τάχιστα in expressing minimal delay, though παραχρῆμα emphasizes the instant moment rather than superlative speed
In the other Testament 2 words
- מָהַר mâhar · H4116 · to act quickly, to hasten, to be fearful
- Standard Hebrew verb for hastening or acting quickly, directly corresponds to the superlative adverbial sense of τάχιστα 'most quickly, as soon as possible'
- מְהֵרָה mᵉhêrâh · H4120 · quickly, with haste, soon
- Hebrew adverbial form expressing speed and haste, functionally equivalent to Greek τάχιστα in expressing rapid action
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Soon, very soon67.56
- Acts 17:15 recounts that those escorting Paul to Athens received “a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible.”
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (neuter plural of the superlative ταχιστος, from ταχύς), adverb (from Homer down), very…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
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
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