ἘΣΠΕΥΔΕΝ, ἐσπευδεν
ESPEUDEN, espeuden
Sounds Like: ess-PEV-den
Translations: was hurrying, was hastening, was eager, was pressing on, was striving
From the root: ΣΠΕΥΔΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the third person singular imperfect active indicative form of the verb σπεύδω. It describes an action of hurrying, hastening, or being eager that was ongoing or repeated in the past. It can also imply a sense of striving or pressing on towards a goal. For example, 'he was hurrying' or 'she was eager'.
Inflection: Third Person, Singular, Imperfect, Active, Indicative
Strong’s number: G4710 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 28:259
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 12 — 8:343
- Book 13 — 12:329
- Book 14 — 14:371, 15:397, 15:439, 15:454
- Book 15 — 2:20
- Book 18 — 8:284
- Book 19 — 2:200
- Book 20 — 4:94
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 32:10
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 6:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 16:20
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 20:16
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΠΕΥΔΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΣΠΕΥΔΟΝ — they were hurrying, they were hastening, they were eager, they were pressing on
- ἘΠΙΣΠΕΥΣΑΙ — to hasten, to urge on, to accelerate, to press on, to be eager
- ἘΣΠΕΥΔΕ — was hurrying, was eager, was hastening, was pressing on
- ἘΣΠΕΥΔΕΤΟ — was hurried, was hastened, was eager, was urgent, was zealous
- ἘΣΠΕΥΔΟΜΕΝ — we were hurrying, we were hastening, we were eager, we were pressing on
- ἘΣΠΕΥΔΟΝ — they were hurrying, they were hastening, they were eager
- ἘΣΠΕΥΣΑ — I hastened, they hastened, I hurried, they hurried, I made haste, they made haste
- ἘΣΠΕΥΣΑΝ — they hastened, they hurried, they rushed, they were eager
- ἘΣΠΕΥΣΑΣ — you hurried, you hastened, you made haste
- ἘΣΠΕΥΣΕ — hastened, hurried, urged, was eager, made haste
- ἘΣΠΕΥΣΕΝ — he hurried, he hastened, he sped, he rushed, he made haste
- ἘΣΠΕΥΣΜΕΝΩΣ — hastily, quickly, with haste, urgently
- ΕΠΕΙΧΘΕΙΗ — may he/she/it be hastened, may he/she/it be hurried, may he/she/it be urged on
- ΕΣΠΕΥΔΕΝ — he was hurrying, he was hastening, he was eager, he was pressing on
- ΕΣΠΕΥΔΕΤΟ — was hastened, was urged on, was pressed, was hurried
- ΕΣΠΕΥΔΟΝ — they were hurrying, they were hastening, they were making haste, they hurried, they hastened, they made haste
- ΕΣΠΕΥΣΑ — I hastened, I hurried, I made haste, I pressed on, I desired earnestly
- ΕΣΠΕΥΣΑΝ — they hurried, they hastened, they rushed
- ΕΣΠΕΥΣΑΤΟ — he hurried, she hurried, it hurried, he hastened, she hastened, it hastened, he made haste, she made haste, it made haste
- ΕΣΠΕΥΣΕΝ — he hastened, she hastened, it hastened, he hurried, she hurried, it hurried, he sped, she sped, it sped
- ΗΠΕΙΧΘΗ — hastened, hurried, was eager, was zealous
- ΚΑΤΕΣΠΕΥΔΟΝ — they were hurrying, they were pressing, they were urging, they were hastening
- ΣΠΕΙΔ — to hurry, to hasten, to be eager, to make haste, to be diligent
- ΣΠΕΥΔ — to hasten, to hurry, to make haste, to be eager, to be earnest, to strive
- ΣΠΕΥΔΕ — hurry, hasten, make haste, be eager, strive, desire
- ΣΠΕΥΔΕΙ — hastens, hurries, strives, desires, is eager
- ΣΠΕΥΔΕΙΝ — to hurry, to hasten, to make haste, to be eager, to strive
- ΣΠΕΥΔΕΙΣ — you hurry, you hasten, you strive, you desire earnestly
- ΣΠΕΥΔΗ — hasten, hurry, urge on, desire earnestly, strive for
- ΣΠΕΥΔΙ — hasten, hurry, make haste, be eager, strive
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΙ — would hurry, would hasten, would strive, would make haste, would be eager
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΜΕΝ — we hasten, we hurry, we make haste, we urge on
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΜΕΝΗ — hastening, hurrying, eager, zealous, striving, a hastening one, a hurrying one
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΜΕΝΗΝ — being hastened, being hurried, being urged on, a being hastened, a being hurried, a being urged on
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΝΤΑ — hurrying, hastening, eager, one hurrying, those hurrying
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΝΤΑΣ — hastening, hurrying, eager, pressing on
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΝΤΕΣ — hastening, making haste, hurrying, striving, eagerly desiring, those who hasten
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΝΤΙ — (to) one who hurries, (to) one who hastens, (to) one who strives, (to) one who makes haste, (to) one who is eager
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΝΤΟΣ — of hurrying, of hastening, of pressing on, of striving, of being eager
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΥΣΑ — hastening, hurrying, striving, eager, zealous
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΥΣΗΣ — hastening, hurrying, rushing, (of) hastening, (of) hurrying, (of) rushing
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΥΣΙ — they hurry, they hasten, they rush, they strive, they are eager
- ΣΠΕΥΔΟΥΣΙΝ — they hurry, they hasten, they strive, they are eager
- ΣΠΕΥΔΩ — hasten, hurry, make haste, strive, desire earnestly, be eager
- ΣΠΕΥΔΩΝ — hastening, hurrying, striving, eager, zealous, making haste
- ΣΠΕΥΣΑΙ — to hasten, to hurry, to make haste, to be eager, to strive
- ΣΠΕΥΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having hurried, having hastened, hurrying, hastening
- ΣΠΕΥΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of having hurried, of having hastened, of having rushed, of having made haste, of having been eager
- ΣΠΕΥΣΑΝΤΩΝ — (of) those who hurried, (of) those who hastened, (of) those who made haste
- ΣΠΕΥΣΑΣ — having hurried, having hastened, having rushed, having made haste
- ΣΠΕΥΣΑΣΑ — having hurried, having hastened, hurrying, hastening
- ΣΠΕΥΣΑΤΕ — Hurry!, Hasten!, Make haste!, Be eager!, Strive!
- ΣΠΕΥΣΗ — haste, speed, eagerness, a haste, a speed, an eagerness
- ΣΠΕΥΣΗΣ — hasten, hurry, be eager, strive, be zealous
- ΣΠΕΥΣΟ — hasten, hurry, make haste, be eager, strive
- ΣΠΕΥΣΟΝ — Hurry, make haste, be eager, press on
- ΣΠΕΥΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will hurry, they will hasten, they will rush
- ΣΠΕΥΣΩΜΕΝ — let us hasten, let us hurry, let us make haste
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