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Strong's #4704 - σπουδάζω

Transliteration

spoudázō

Phonetics

spoo-dad'-zo

Root Word (Etymology)

from (G4710)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

7:559,1069

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to hasten, make haste
to exert one's self, endeavour, give diligence

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 213 ‑ אוּץ (oots); 926 ‑ בָּהַל (baw‑hal'); 2814 ‑ חָשָׁה (khaw‑shaw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (12)

Galatians 2

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

2 Timothy 3

Titus 1

Hebrews 1

2 Peter 3

NAS (17)

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

2 Timothy 7

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

2 Peter 3

HCS (11)

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

2 Timothy 3

Titus 1

Hebrews 1

2 Peter 3

BSB (11)

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

2 Timothy 3

Titus 1

Hebrews 1

2 Peter 3

ESV (11)

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

2 Timothy 3

Titus 1

Hebrews 1

2 Peter 3

WEB (10)

Galatians 1

Ephesians 1

1 Thessalonians 1

2 Timothy 2

Titus 1

Hebrews 1

2 Peter 3

KJV (12)

Endeavouring 1

I 1

Study 1

diligence 3

diligent 2

endeavour 1

endeavoured 1

forward 1

labour 1

NAS (17)

Make 2

diligent 6

eager 2

effort 3

every 3

make 1

HCS (11)

* 1

Be diligent 1

I made every effort 1

Make every effort 2

diligently 1

every effort 1

make every effort 3

things, make every effort 1

BSB (11)

I was eager 1

I will make every effort to ensure 1

Make every effort 3

[and] with diligence 1

be all the more eager 1

make every effort 2

was even more intense 1

ESV (11)

best 4

diligent 1

eager 2

effort so 1

endeavored 1

more diligent 1

strive 1

WEB (10)

Be diligent 1

Give diligence 1

I will make every effort 1

be diligent 1

being eager 1

diligent 1

give diligence 1

that 1

tried 1

zealous 1

RAH

V-AAI1S 1

V-AAI2S 1

V-AAI3S 3

V-AAS2S 1

V-XAI1S 2

ANT

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

BEZ

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

BGB

V-AIA-1P 1

V-AIA-1S 1

V-AMA-2P 2

V-AMA-2S 4

V-ASA-1P 1

V-FIA-1S 1

V-PPA-NMP 1

BMT

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

BYZ

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

ELZ

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

NA26

V-AAD-2P 2

V-AAD-2S 4

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAPNPM 1

SBL

V-1AAIP 1

V-1AAIS 1

V-1AASP 1

V-1FAIS 1

V-2AADP 2

V-2AADS 4

V-PAPNPM 1

SCV

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

STV

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

TIS

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

V-AAI-1P 1

V-AAI-1S 1

V-AAM-2P 2

V-AAM-2S 4

V-AAS-1P 1

V-FAI-1S 1

V-PAP-NPM 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

σπουδάζω, S. OC 1143, Ar. Pax 471 (lyr.), etc.: Att. fut. -άσομαι Pl. Euthphr. 3e, D. 21.213, later -άσω Plb. 3.5.8, D.S. 1.58, etc.: aor. ἐσπούδασα E. HF 507, Pl. Phd. 114e: pf. ἐσπούδακα Ar. V. 694, Pl. Phdr. 236b, etc.: — Med., fut. v. supr.: — Pass., fut. σπουδασθήσομαι Ael. NA 4.13: aor. ἐσπουδάσθην Str. 17.3.15, Plu. Per. 24: pf. ἐσπούδασμαι Pl. Ly. 219e (v. infr.):

I intr.,

1. to be busy, eager to do a thing, c. inf., S. OC 1143, E. Hec. 817, Pl. Euthd. 293a, etc.; σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν . . ταχέως make haste . ., 2 Timothy 4:9; ὅτ' ἐσπούδαζες ἄρχειν wast eager to rule, E. IA 337 (troch.): c. part., ἐσπ. διδάσκων X. Oec. 9.1: freq. ς. περί τινος or τι, Id. Mem. 1.3.8, Pl. R. 330c, etc.; ὑπέρ τινος D. 59.77; εἰς τὰ σά Id. 21.195; πρός τι Id. 22.76; ἐπί τισι X. Mem. 1.3.11, cf. D. 21.2: c. dat., ς. γάμῳ Aristaenet. 2.3; ς. ὅπως . . endeavour that . ., D. 43.12, SIG 312.10 (Samos, iv B.C. ): abs., ἐσπουδακυῖα in haste, hurriedly, Ar. Th. 572; ἐσπουδακώς eagerly, Men. 562 . c. acc. et inf., σπουδάσαντες τοῦτ' αὐτοῖς παραγενέσθαι Pl. Alc. 2.141d, cf. 2 Peter 1:15, BGU 1080.14 (iii A.D.), etc.

2. of persons, ς. πρός τινα pay him serious attention, Pl. Grg. 510c, etc.; εἴς τινα AP 9.422 ( Apollonid. ); ς. περί τινα to be anxious for his success, Isoc. 1.10, X. Cyr. 5.4.13, etc. (distd. fr. πρός τινα by Luc. Sol. 10 ); περί τινος X. Lac. 4.1; ὑπὲρ τῶν οἰκετῶν Aeschin. 1.17; ὑπέρ τινος D. 21.213, etc.; ς. τινί be a partisan or backer of, Plu. Art. 21, Arr. Epict. 1.11.27, PGiss. 71.6 (ii A.D.); ἀπό τινος Philostr. VS 2.27.6 .

3. to be serious or earnest, Ar. Ra. 813; opp. σκώπτειν καὶ κωμῳδεῖν, Id. Pl. 557; freq. in Pl., σπουδάζει ταῦτα ἢ παίζει; Grg. 481b, etc.; ἐσπούδακας, ὅτι ἐπελαβόμην ἐρεσχηλῶν σε; did you take it seriously, that I . .? Phdr. 236b; σπουδάζοντα τοῖς πράγμασι τοῖς ὀνόμασι παίζειν D.H. Lys. 14; ἐσπουδάκατον they have worked hard, Ar. V. 694; μάλα ἐσπουδακότι τῷ προσώπῳ with a very grave face, X. Smp. 2.17 .

4. study, Philostr. VS 1.7.2; lecture, teach, ib. 1.21.5 .

II trans.,

1 c. acc. rei, do anything hastily or earnestly, be earnest about, τὸ αὑτοῦ E. HF 507; τὰς περὶ τὸ μανθάνειν ἡδονάς Pl. Phd. 114e, etc.; opp. παρέργοις χρῆσθαι, Id. Euthd. 273d, cf. Ti. 21c; τὰ ἑαυτοῦ ἡδέα X. Smp. 8.17; ς. τοῦτο, ὅπως . . Id. Eq. 11.10: — Pass., σπουδάζεταί τι is zealously pursued, πᾶν ὅ τι ς . E. Supp. 761; ς. ἀγών X. Lac. 10.3; χρήματα μετὰ πολλῆς δαπάνης ς . Pl. R. 485e; ἡ κωμῳδία διὰ τὸ μὴ σπουδάζεσθαι . . ἔλαθεν because it was not taken up seriously, Arist. Po. 1449b1; οὐ πάνυ σπουδάζεται ὑπ' αὐτῶν is not much valued, Luc. Cont. 11: esp. freq. in pf. part., πᾶσα ἡ τοιαύτη σπουδὴ οὐκ ἐπὶ τούτοις ἐστὶν ἐσπουδασμένη Pl. Ly. 219e; προοίμια θαυμαστῶς ἐσπουδασμένα elaborately worked up, Id. Lg. 722e, cf. 659e; so τὰ μάλιστα ἐσπ. σῖτα καὶ ποτά the choicest, X. Cyr. 4.2.38; τὰ ἐσπ ., of writing tablets, the best quality, Thphr. HP 3.9.7 (also κλίνας καὶ δίφρους καὶ τὰ ἄλλα τὰ σπουδαζόμενα ib. 5.3.2 ); εἰ ταῦτ' ἐσπουδασμένα ἐν γράμμασιν ἐτέθη if those pains were seriously bestowed on letters, Pl. Ep. 344c; αἱ ἐσπουδασμέναι παιδιαί Arist. Rh. 1371a3, cf. Pol. 1336a34 .

2. Pass., of persons, to be treated with respect, opp. καταφρονεῖσθαι, Id. Rh. 1380a26; to be courted, Str. 17.3.15, Plu. Them. 5, D.L. 5.75; of women, Plu. Cim. 4, Art. 26 . in LXX, trouble, disturb any one, Job 22:10; Job 23:16 .

Thayer's Expanded Definition

σπουδάζω; future σπουδάσω (a later form for the early σπουδάσομαι, cf. Krüger, § 40, under the word, vol. i, p. 190; Buttmann, 53 (46); (Winers Grammar, 89 (85); Veitch, under the word)); 1 aorist ἐσπούδασα; (σπουδή, which see); from Sophocles and Aristophanes down;

a. to hasten, make haste: followed by an infinitive (cf. σπεύδω, 1), 2 Timothy 4:9, 21; Titus 3:12 (others refer these examples to b.; but cf. Holtzmann's Commentary on 2 Timothy 2:15).

b. to exert oneself, endeavor, give difference: followed by an infinitive, Galatians 2:10; Ephesians 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 2:17; 2 Timothy 2:15; Hebrews 4:11; 2 Peter 1:10; 2 Peter 3:14; followed by an accusative with an infinitive 2 Peter 1:15.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σπουδάζω

(< σπουδή ),

[in LXX chiefly for H926;]

to make haste; hence, to be zealous or eager, to give diligence: c. inf. (v. M, Pr., 205 f.), Galatians 2:10, Ephesians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 2:17, 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 4:9; 2 Timothy 4:21, Titus 3:12, Hebrews 4:11, 2 Peter 1:10; 2 Peter 3:14; c. acc et inf. (on this construction v. Mayor in l; MM, xxiii), 2 Peter 1:15 (for other constructions v. LS, s.v.).†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
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List of Word Forms

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