Strong’s G4692 · Greek
σπεύδω
speúdō · spyoo'-do
Origin probably strengthened from πούς (G4228);
Meaning to "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly); by implication, to await eagerly
In the King James Version (make, with) haste unto.
In 6 verses of the King James Version
- Luke 2:16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
- Luke 19:5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
- Luke 19:6And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
- Acts 20:16For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
- Acts 22:18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
- 2 Peter 3:12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.