4709. spoudaiós

Strong's Lexicon

spoudaiós: Diligent, earnest, zealous

Original Word: σπουδαῖος
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: spoudaiós
Pronunciation: spoo-dah'-yos
Phonetic Spelling: (spoo-dah'-yoce)
Definition: Diligent, earnest, zealous
Meaning: diligently, earnestly, zealously.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 4709 spoudaíōs (an adverb) – diligently, acting speedily (making every effort). See 4710 (spoudē).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
adverb from spoudaios
Definition
with haste, diligently
NASB Translation
all the more eagerly (1), diligently (1), eagerly (1), earnestly (1), more eagerly (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4709: σπουδαίως

σπουδαίως, adverb of the preceding;

a. hastily, with haste: comparitive σπουδαιοτέρως (cf. Buttmann, 69 (61); Winer's Grammar, § 11, 2 c.), Philippians 2:28 (Winers Grammar, 243 (228)).

b. diligently: 2 Timothy 1:17 L T Tr WH; Titus 3:13; earnestly, Luke 7:4.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

diligently, instantly.

Adverb from spoudaios; earnestly, promptly -- diligently, instantly.

see GREEK spoudaios

Forms and Transliterations

σπουδαιως σπουδαίως spoudaios spoudaiōs spoudaíos spoudaíōs

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 7:4 Adv
GRK: παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν σπουδαίως λέγοντες ὅτι
NAS: to Jesus, they earnestly implored
KJV: him instantly, saying,
INT: they begged him earnestly saying that

2 Timothy 1:17 Adv
GRK: ἐν Ῥώμῃ σπουδαίως ἐζήτησέν με
NAS: but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched
INT: in Rome more earnestly he sought out me

Titus 3:13 Adv
GRK: καὶ Ἀπολλὼν σπουδαίως πρόπεμψον ἵνα
NAS: Diligently help Zenas
KJV: on their journey diligently, that
INT: and Apollos earnestly set forward that

Strong's Greek 4709
3 Occurrences

σπουδαίως — 3 Occ.