Strong's Lexicon
G4705
G4705 — σπουδαῖος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4705 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σπουδαῖος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G4710 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | spoudaios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | spou-dai`-os |
| Meaning: | 1. prompt, energetic, earnest |
| KJV Renderings: | diligent |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σπουδαῖος, σπουδαῖα, σπουδαῖον (σπουδή), from Herodotus down, active, diligent, zealous, earliest: ἐν τίνι, 2Co 8:22; comparitive σπουδαιότερος, 2Co 8:17 (Winers Grammar, 242f (227)), 22 (Winers Grammar, § 35, 1); neuter as adverb (Latinstudiosius), very diligently (cf. Buttmann, § 123, 10), 2Ti 1:17 R G.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σπουδαῖος (diligent)
2 Corinthians 8:22
- KJV: And we have sent with them our brother whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things but now much more diligent upon the great confidence which in you
- GK: συνεπέμψαμεν δε αυτοίς τον αδελφόν ημών ον εδοκιμάσαμεν εν πολλοίς πολλάκις σπουδαίον όντα νυνί δε πολύ σπουδαιότερον πεποιθήσει πολλή τη εις υμάς