What does σπεύδω (speúdō) mean in the Bible?
σπεύδω (speúdō): Connotes urgent haste with eager desire, not merely speed but willingness to act quickly.
Greek · G4692
σπεύδω
To hasten
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σπεύδωG4692
Pronunciationspeúdō
What does σπεύδω (speúdō) mean in the Bible?
σπεύδω (speúdō): Connotes urgent haste with eager desire, not merely speed but willingness to act quickly.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4692?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include hurry (2), [Zacchaeus] hurried (1), hasten (1), he was in a hurry (1), they hurried off (1).
Where does σπεύδω (speúdō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Acts (2), 2 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithurry2×Luke 19:5, Acts 22:18
[Zacchaeus] hurried1×Luke 19:6
hasten1×2 Peter 3:12
he was in a hurry1×Acts 20:16
they hurried off1×Luke 2:16
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 2:16σπεύσαντεςtothey hurried offVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralLuke 19:5σπεύσαςtohurryVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 19:6σπεύσαςto[Zacchaeus] hurriedVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularActs 20:16ἔσπευδενtohe was in a hurryVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularActs 22:18ΣπεῦσονtoHurryVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular2 Peter 3:12σπεύδονταςtohastenVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 2:16
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Luke3Acts22 Peter1
Source forms
σπεύσας2xspeusasLuke 19:5, Luke 19:6
ἔσπευδεν1xespeudenActs 20:16
σπεύδοντας1xspeudontas2 Peter 3:12
σπεύσαντες1xspeusantesLuke 2:16
Σπεῦσον1xSpeusonActs 22:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular2xLuke 19:5, Luke 19:6
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xActs 22:18
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xLuke 2:16
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 20:16
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural1x2 Peter 3:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Connotes urgent haste with eager desire, not merely speed but willingness to act quickly.
Strong'sG4692
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkActs 20:13-16Source Gloss
to hasten
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:16Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
σπεύσαντες,speusantev
I hasten, desire earnestly
Read verseLuke 19:5Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
σπεύσαςspeusav
I hasten, desire earnestly
Read verseLuke 19:6Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
σπεύσαςspeusav
I hasten, desire earnestly
Read verseActs 20:16Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἔσπευδεespeuden
I hasten, desire earnestly
Read verseActs 22:18Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Imperative
Σπεῦσονspeuson
I hasten, desire earnestly
Read verse2 Peter 3:12Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
σπεύδονταςspeudontav
I hasten, desire earnestly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms6TensesAorist, Imperfect, PresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality4×
Aorist ActiveLuke 19:5 · Luke 19:6 · Luke 2:163×
Present Active2 Pet 3:121×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Imperfect ActiveActs 20:161×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist ActiveActs 22:181×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4imperfect1
Voice
active5
Mood
participle3indicative1imperative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
To hasten or make haste.
Showing 1 selected witness from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σπεύδω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Reveals Paul’s intentional urgency toward Jerusalem.Acts 20:13-16
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