ΚΑΤΕΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΟΝ, κατεσπουδαζον
KATESPOUDAZON, katespoudazon
Sounds Like: kah-tes-POO-dah-zon
Translations: they were very diligent, they were very eager, they were very earnest
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb, formed from the preposition κατά (kata, meaning 'down' or 'intensifying') and the verb σπουδάζω (spoudazo, meaning 'to make haste, be diligent'). It describes an action of being extremely diligent, eager, or earnest in doing something. It implies a strong commitment and effort towards a task or goal.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural
Strong’s number: G2704 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 14:8
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Enoch — 14:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΩ.
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- ΚΑΤΑΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΩ — to be very diligent, to be very zealous, to be very eager
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