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σπεύδω

Transliteration: speudo · verb

6x in NTFirst: Luke 2:16
MeaningI hasten, desire earnestly
Part of speechverb
Frequency6x in the New Testament
Key inflected formsσπεύσαντες, σπεύσας, ἔσπευδεν, Σπεῦσον, σπεύδοντας
Example versesLuke 2:16 · Luke 19:5 · Luke 19:6 · Acts 20:16 · Acts 22:18
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What kind of word is σπεύδω?

σπεύδω (speudo) is a verb that occurs 6 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “I hasten, desire earnestly” and first appears in Luke 2:16.

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