ΜΕΤΕΣΠΕΥΔΕΝ, μετεσπευδεν
METESPEUDEN, metespeuden
Sounds Like: meh-tes-PEV-den
Translations: to hasten after, to pursue eagerly, to follow quickly
From the root: ΜΕΤΑΣΠΕΥΔΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from μετά (meta, 'with, after') and σπεύδω (speudō, 'to hasten, to urge on'). It means to hasten after something or someone, to pursue eagerly, or to follow quickly. It implies a sense of urgency or rapid movement in pursuit of a goal or person.
Inflection: Imperfect, Indicative, Active, Third Person, Singular
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 2:20
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΕΤΑΣΠΕΥΔΩ.
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- ΜΕΤΑΣΠΕΥΔΩ — to hasten after, to pursue eagerly, to strive after
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