Greek verb · G4704
σπουδάζω
spoudazospoo-dad'-zo
be eager
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: spoudázō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4704is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4704
to use speed, i.e. to make effort, be prompt or earnest
The King James renders it: do (give) diligence, be diligent (forward), endeavour, labour, study.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
spoudazo is rendered "be eager". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Three of the uses stand in 2 Timothy, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Galatians 2:10They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
Galatians 2:10ἐσπούδασα
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Three of the word's eleven uses are in 2 Timothy.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- do be diligent4
- being diligent1
- do be eager1
- do hasten1
- I was eager1
- I will be diligent1
- We may be diligent1
- were eager1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| σπουδή | spoude | diligence | Uses12 |
| σπουδαῖος | spoudaios | eager | Uses3 |
| σπουδαίως | spoudaios | diligently | Uses3 |
| σπουδαιοτέρως | spoudaioteros | more eagerly | Uses1 |
| σπουδαιότερον | spoudaioteron | more diligently | Usesnot recorded |
| σπουδαιότερος | spoudaioteros | more diligent | Usesnot recorded |
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- σπούδασον4
- σπουδάσατε2
- ἐσπούδασα1
- ἐσπουδάσαμεν1
- σπουδάζοντες1
- σπουδάσω1
- Σπουδάσωμεν1
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singular4V-AAM-2S
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural2V-AAM-2P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-AAI-1P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-AAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person plural1V-AAS-1P
- verb · future active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-FAI-1S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
Galatians
one use
They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
- ἐσπούδασαespoudasaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I was eager
Ephesians
one use
and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
- σπουδάζοντεςspoudazontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being diligent
1 Thessalonians
one use
Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
- ἐσπουδάσαμενespoudasamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: were eager
2 Timothy
three uses
Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
- σπούδασονspoudasonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do hasten
Make every effort to come to me quickly,
- Σπούδασονspoudasonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do be diligent
Make every effort to come to me before winter. Eubulus sends you greetings, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
- Σπούδασονspoudasonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do be eager
Titus
one use
As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
- σπούδασονspoudasonverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do be diligent
Hebrews
one use
Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
- Σπουδάσωμενspoudasomenverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person pluraltagged: We may be diligent
2 Peter
three uses
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
- σπουδάσατεspoudasateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do be diligent
And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
- σπουδάσωspoudasoverb · future active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will be diligent
Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
- σπουδάσατεspoudasateverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do be diligent
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.