σπεύδω [in LXX chiefly for מָהַר pi., also for בָּהַל pi., hi., etc. ;] 1. most frequently intrans., to hasten: with inf. (as frequently in cl.), Act.20:16; ptcp. with indic., Luk.2:16; with imperat., Luk.19:5-6; σπεῦσον κ. ἔξελθε, Act.22:18 2. Trans., with accusative; (a) to hasten, urge on, accelerate (as Hom., Od., xix, 137; Eur., Med., 152; Sir.33:8 (Sir.36:8): 2Pe.3:12, R, mg. (cf. Mayor and ICC, in l, but see infr.); (b) to desire eagerly (find., Pyth., iii, 110; Eur., Suppl., 161; Isa 165): 2Pe, l.with, R, txt. (but see supr.).† (AS)
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G4692 — σπεύδω
speudō · to hasten · Greek
6 tagged verse occurrences
Luke 2:16 · σπεύσαντεςAnd they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,Luke 19:5 · σπεύσαςAnd as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, ‘Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;’Luke 19:6 · σπεύσαςand he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;Acts 20:16 · ἔσπευδενfor Paul decided to sail past Ephesus, that there may not be to him a loss of time in Asia, for he hasted, if it were possible for him, on the day of the Pentecost to be at Jerusalem.Acts 22:18 · σπεῦσονand I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me;2 Peter 3:12 · σπεύδονταςwaiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;