ἘΠΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΕΙ, ἐπισπουδαζει
EPISPOUDAZEI, epispoudazei
Sounds Like: ep-ee-spoo-DAH-zei
Translations: to be diligent, to be zealous, to be eager, to strive earnestly
From the root: ΕΠΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word describes the act of being very diligent, zealous, or eager in an action or pursuit. It implies a strong commitment and earnest effort towards something. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ἐπί (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'in addition to', and σπουδάζω (spoudazo), meaning 'to make haste, be diligent'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, Third Person, Singular
Strong’s number: G1971 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 2 — 1:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΟΜΕΝΗ — being diligent, being eager, being zealous, being earnest, being zealous for, being diligent about
- ΕΠΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΟΜΕΝΗ — being diligent, being eager, being zealous, being earnest
- ΕΠΙΣΠΟΥΔΑΖΩ — to be diligent, to be zealous, to be eager, to make haste
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