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σπουδή

Lemmaσπουδή
Citation formσπουδή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glosshaste, diligence
Strong’sG4710
Transliterationspoudḗ
Definition"speed", i.e. (by implication) despatch, eagerness, earnestness
KJV glosses:--business, (earnest) care(-fulness), diligence, forwardness, haste.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences12

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
σπουδῇ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Romans 12:11
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Romans 12:8
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 2 Corinthians 8:7
σπουδήν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Corinthians 7:11
σπουδὴν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Corinthians 7:12
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Corinthians 8:16
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Hebrews 6:11
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Peter 1:5
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — Jude 1:3
σπουδῆς
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 6:25
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 1:39
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Corinthians 8:8

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

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

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for σπουδή with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.