What does ταχύ (tachý) mean in the Bible?
ταχύ (tachý): Emphasizes immediate, urgent action; conveys both speed and the sense of acting without delay or hesitation.
Greek · G5035
ταχύ
Quickly
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ταχύG5035
Pronunciationtachý
What does ταχύ (tachý) mean in the Bible?
ταχύ (tachý): Emphasizes immediate, urgent action; conveys both speed and the sense of acting without delay or hesitation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5035?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include soon (4), quickly (3), shortly (2), . . . (1), Quick (1).
Where does ταχύ (tachý) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (6), Matthew (3), John (1), Luke (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 Itsoon4×Revelation 3:11, Revelation 22:7, Revelation 22:12, Revelation 22:20
quickly3×Matthew 5:25, Matthew 28:7, John 11:29
shortly2×Revelation 2:16, Revelation 11:14
. . .1×Matthew 28:8
Quick1×Luke 15:22
turn around1×Mark 9:39
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 5:25ταχὺtoquicklyAdverbMatthew 28:7ταχὺtoquicklyAdverbMatthew 28:8ταχὺto. . .AdverbMark 9:39ταχὺtoturn aroundAdverbLuke 15:22ΤαχὺtoQuickAdverbJohn 11:29ταχὺtoquicklyAdverbRevelation 2:16ταχύtoshortlyAdverbRevelation 3:11ταχύtosoonAdverbRevelation 11:14ταχύtoshortlyAdverbRevelation 22:7ταχύtosoonAdverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 5:25
Aligned rows12
Books represented5
Matthew3Mark1Luke1John1Revelation6
Source forms
ταχύ6xtachyRevelation 2:16, Revelation 3:11, Revelation 11:14, Revelation 22:7
ταχὺ5xtachyMatthew 5:25, Matthew 28:7, Matthew 28:8, Mark 9:39
Ταχὺ1xTachyLuke 15:22
Parsing patterns
Adverb12xMatthew 5:25, Matthew 28:7, Matthew 28:8, Mark 9:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Emphasizes immediate, urgent action; conveys both speed and the sense of acting without delay or hesitation.
Strong'sG5035
Lexical occurrences9 versesGreek text appearances13 timesWord forms2 forms9 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 28:7-8Source Gloss
quickly
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:25Adverb
ταχύ,tacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseMatthew 28:7Adverb
ταχὺtacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseMatthew 28:8Adverb
ταχὺtacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseMark 9:39Adverb
ταχὺtacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseMark 16:8Adverb
ταχὺtacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseJohn 11:29Adverb
ταχὺtacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseRevelation 2:5Adverb
ταχύ,tacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseRevelation 2:16Adverb
ταχύ,tacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseRevelation 3:11Adverb
ταχύ·tacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseRevelation 11:14Adverb
ταχύ.tacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseRevelation 22:7Adverb
ταχύ.tacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseRevelation 22:12Adverb
ταχύ,tacu
quickly, speedily
Read verseRevelation 22:20Adverb
ταχύ.tacu
quickly, speedily
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 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms9Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 28:7 · Matt 28:8 · Mark 9:39 · John 11:294×
Rev 2:16 · Rev 3:11 · Rev 11:14 · Rev 22:7 · Rev 22:205×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Women departing rapidly from tomb to tell disciples of resurrection
Father commanding servants to act with speed in welcoming prodigal son
Martha rising and going speedily to meet Jesus
Christ's declaration that He comes swiftly in final judgment
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ταχύ is built from this root:
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