What does ταχύς (tachýs) mean in the Bible?
ταχύς (tachýs): Denotes swiftness of action or movement; contrasts with bradys (slowness) in practical contexts.
Greek · G5036
ταχύς
Quick
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ταχύς G5036
Pronunciation tachýs
What does ταχύς (tachýs) mean in the Bible?
ταχύς (tachýs): Denotes swiftness of action or movement; contrasts with bradys (slowness) in practical contexts.
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How does the BSB render G5036?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include quick (1).
Where does ταχύς (tachýs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 1:19. Its strongest book concentrations include James (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 quick 1× James 1:19
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First aligned row James 1:19
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
James 1
Source forms
ταχὺς 1x tachys James 1:19
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x James 1:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Denotes swiftness of action or movement; contrasts with bradys (slowness) in practical contexts.
Strong's G5036
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 22:29 Source Gloss
quick
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Denotes swiftness of action or movement; contrasts with bradys (slowness) in practical contexts.
quick, swift, speedy: opposite to βραδύς, Ja 119.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 1:19 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ταχὺς tacuv
quick, swift
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 3 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Jas 1:19 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 5:25 · Luke 15:22 · Rev 22:12 3×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 17:15 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Describing a skilled person who is swift in their work or craft
Describing one who is hasty or swift in speech, implying recklessness
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ταχύς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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