What does ταχέως (tachéōs) mean in the Bible?
ταχέως (tachéōs) is a Greek word meaning "soon".
Greek · G5030
ταχέως
Soon
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ταχέως G5030
Pronunciation tachéōs
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 It quickly 4× Luke 14:21, Luke 16:6, Galatians 1:6, 2 Timothy 4:9
soon 2× Philippians 2:19, Philippians 2:24
Do not be too quick 1× 1 Timothy 5:22
how quickly 1× John 11:31
shortly 1× 1 Corinthians 4:19
vvv 1× 2 Thessalonians 2:2
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 14:21 ταχέως to quickly Adverb Luke 16:6 ταχέως to quickly Adverb John 11:31 ταχέως to how quickly Adverb 1 Corinthians 4:19 ταχέως to shortly Adverb Galatians 1:6 ταχέως to quickly Adverb Philippians 2:19 ταχέως to soon Adverb Philippians 2:24 ταχέως to soon Adverb 2 Thessalonians 2:2 ταχέως to vvv Adverb 1 Timothy 5:22 ταχέως to Do not be too quick Adverb 2 Timothy 4:9 ταχέως to quickly Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 14:21
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 8
Luke 2 John 1 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1 Philippians 2 2 Thessalonians 1 1 Timothy 1 2 Timothy 1
Source forms
ταχέως 10x tacheōs Luke 14:21, Luke 16:6, John 11:31, 1 Corinthians 4:19
Parsing patterns
Adverb 10x Luke 14:21, Luke 16:6, John 11:31, 1 Corinthians 4:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. soon
Strong's G5030
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 1 form 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
soon
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 14:21 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse Luke 16:6 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse John 11:31 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse 1 Corinthians 4:19 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse Galatians 1:6 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse Philippians 2:19 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse Philippians 2:24 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 2:2 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:22 Adverb
ταχέως tacewv
soon, quickly, hastily
Read verse 2 Timothy 4:9 Adverb
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 10
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 4:9 10×
Word Origins
ταχέως is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain