What does ταχέως (tachéōs) mean in the Bible?
ταχέως (tachéōs) is a Greek word meaning "soon".
Greek · G5030
ταχέως
Soon
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ταχέωςG5030
Pronunciationtachéōs
What does ταχέως (tachéōs) mean in the Bible?
ταχέως (tachéōs) is a Greek word meaning "soon".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5030?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include quickly (4), soon (2), Do not be too quick (1), how quickly (1), shortly (1).
Where does ταχέως (tachéōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 14:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Philippians (2), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Timothy (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 Itquickly4×Luke 14:21, Luke 16:6, Galatians 1:6, 2 Timothy 4:9
soon2×Philippians 2:19, Philippians 2:24
Do not be too quick1×1 Timothy 5:22
how quickly1×John 11:31
shortly1×1 Corinthians 4:19
vvv1×2 Thessalonians 2:2
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 14:21ταχέωςtoquicklyAdverbLuke 16:6ταχέωςtoquicklyAdverbJohn 11:31ταχέωςtohow quicklyAdverb1 Corinthians 4:19ταχέωςtoshortlyAdverbGalatians 1:6ταχέωςtoquicklyAdverbPhilippians 2:19ταχέωςtosoonAdverbPhilippians 2:24ταχέωςtosoonAdverb2 Thessalonians 2:2ταχέωςtovvvAdverb1 Timothy 5:22ταχέωςtoDo not be too quickAdverb2 Timothy 4:9ταχέωςtoquicklyAdverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 14:21
Aligned rows10
Books represented8
Luke2John11 Corinthians1Galatians1Philippians22 Thessalonians11 Timothy12 Timothy1
Source forms
ταχέως10xtacheōsLuke 14:21, Luke 16:6, John 11:31, 1 Corinthians 4:19
Parsing patterns
Adverb10xLuke 14:21, Luke 16:6, John 11:31, 1 Corinthians 4:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. soon
Strong'sG5030
Lexical occurrences10 versesGreek text appearances10 timesWord forms1 form10 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
soon
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 14:21Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verseLuke 16:6Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verseJohn 11:31Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse1 Corinthians 4:19Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verseGalatians 1:6Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read versePhilippians 2:19Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read versePhilippians 2:24Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse2 Thessalonians 2:2Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse1 Timothy 5:22Adverb
ταχέωςtacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse2 Timothy 4:9Adverb
ταχέως·tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms10
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Luke 14:21 · Luke 16:6 · John 11:31 · 1 Cor 4:19 · Gal 1:6 · Phil 2:19 · Phil 2:24 · 2 Thess 2:2 · 1 Tim 5:22 · 2 Tim 4:910×
Word Origins
ταχέως is built from this root:
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