The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

σπεύδω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaσπεύδω
Citation formσπεύδω
Part of speechverb
GlossI hasten, desire earnestly
Strong’sG4692
Transliterationspeúdō
Definitionto "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly); by implication, to await eagerly
KJV glosses:--(make, with) haste unto.
Derivationprobably strengthened from
SBLGNT occurrences6

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἔσπευδεν
verb, third person, imperfect, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3IAI-S--) — Acts 20:16
σπεύδοντας
verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPAPM-) — 2 Peter 3:12
σπεύσαντες
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNPM-) — Luke 2:16
σπεύσας
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Luke 19:5
verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -AAPNSM-) — Luke 19:6
Σπεῦσον
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Acts 22:18

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: σπευδω.