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Strong's #4692 - σπεύδω
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- to haste, make haste
- to desire earnestly
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σπεύδω, Ep. inf. σπευδέμεν Od. 24.324: fut. σπεύσω E. Med. 153 (lyr.), Ar. Eq. 926, etc.; Cret. σπευσίω SIG 527.42 (iii B.C.): aor. ἔσπευσα E. Supp. 161, Pl. Cri. 45c, etc.; Ep. σπεῦσα Od. 9.250; subj. σπεύσομεν, for -ωμεν, Il. 17.121: pf. ἔσπευκα Annuario 8 /9.375 (Perga, ii B.C. ), Paus. 7.15.11: — Med., A. Ag. 151 (lyr.): fut. σπεύσομαι Il. 15.402: — Pass., pf. ἔσπευσμαι Luc. Am. 33, Gal. 12.895. I trans., set going, urge on, hasten, ταῦτα δ' ἅμα χρὴ σπεύδειν Il. 13.236; οἱ δὲ γάμον σπεύδουσιν Od. 19.137, cf. Hdt. 1.38; παῦσαι σπεύδων τὰ σπεύδεις ib. 206; ς. ἀθλίαν ὁδόν E. Ion 1226; ς. οἱ μὲν ἴγδιν, οἱ δὲ σίλφιον, οἱ δ' ὄξος procure quickly, get ready, Sol. 39; κλίμακας E. IT 1352; σπευσίω ὅτι κα δύναμαι κακὸν τᾷ πόλει SIG l.c. (in Hdt. 8.46, Δημοκρίτου σπεύσαντος, an acc. must be supplied). seek eagerly, strive after, μηδὲν ἄγαν ς . Thgn. 335, 401; ς. βίον ἀθάνατον, μακροτέραν ἀρετάν, Pi. P. 3.62, I. 4(3).13(31); εὐψυχίαν ἀντ' εὐβουλίας E. Supp. 161; τὴν ἡγεμονίαν Th. 5.16; χάριν E. Hec. 1175; πόλεμον τέκνοις Id. HF 1133 . promote or further zealously, press or urge on, τι τῶν φέρει φρήν A. Supp. 599 (lyr.); τὸ σὸν ς. ἅμα καὶ τοὐμόν S. El. 251; τὸ σὸν ἀγαθόν E. Hec. 120 (lyr.); τὸ ἐφ' ἑαυτὸν ἕκαστος ς . Th. 1.141; ς. ἀσπούδαστ' ἐπὶ σοὶ δαίμων E. IT 201 (lyr.); τὰ ἐναντία τῇ ἑαυτῶν ὠφελείᾳ ς . And. 2.2; in arguing, σεαυτῷ τὰ ἐναντία ς . Pl. Prt. 361a; ς. τοῦτο, ὅπως . . Id. Lg. 687e; μὴ σπεῦδ' ἃ μὴ δεῖ, μηδ' ἃ δεῖ σπεύδειν μένε Men. Mon. 344: c. dat., οἱ Χαιρέᾳ σπεύδοντες the partisans of Chaereas, Charito 6.1: ἐς τὰ Ἑλλήνων ς . Philostr. VA 5.8: folld. by a conj., εἰς τοὺς πλουσίους σπεύσω σ' ὅπως ἂν ἐγγραφῇς Ar. Eq. 926: — Med., σπευδομένα θυσίαν A. Ag. 151 (lyr.): — Pass., ξυνὸν πᾶσι ἀγαθὸν σπεύδεται Hdt. 7.53; ἐσπευσμέναι χρεῖαι pressing needs, Luc. Am. 33 .
2. c. acc. et inf., σπεύσατε . . Τεῦκρον ἐν τάχει μολεῖν urge him to come quickly, S. Aj. 804; σπεῦσον . . κάπετόν τιν' ἰδεῖν hasten to look out for . ., ib. 1165 (anap.).
II more freq. intr., press on, hasten. διὰ δρυμὰ πυκνὰ καὶ ὕλην σπεύδουσ' Il. 11.119, cf. 8.191, 23.414, Hes. Sc. 228; ς. ἀπὸ ῥυτῆρος with loose rein, S. OC 900; δρόμῳ E. Ion 1556; πεζῇ X. An. 3.4.49, etc.; exert oneself, strive eagerly or anxiously, of warriors fighting, Il. 4.232, cf. 8.293, etc.; of a smith at work, 18.373; of beasts of draught, 17.745; of bees working, Hes. Th. 597: prov., ὅταν σπεύδῃ τις αὐτὸς χὠ θεὸς συνάπτεται A. Pers. 742 (troch.); σπεῦδε βραδέως festina lente, Gell. 10.11.5; ς. τινί exert oneself for another, Alex. 309: — Construct., 1 c. part., σπεῦσε πονησάμενος τὰ ἃ ἔργα (for σπουδαίως ἐπονήσατο ) Od. 9.250, cf. S. El. 935, E. Med. 761 (anap.), Ar. Ach. 179: reversely, σπεύδων in haste, eagerly, τὼ δὲ σπεύδοντε πετέσθην Il. 23.506; ἵκετο σπεύδων Pi. P. 4.95; εἰς ἀρθμὸν ἐμοὶ . . σπεύδων σπεύδοντί ποθ' ἥξει A. Pr. 193 (anap.); ς. ἐβοήθει X. HG 4.3.1 .
2. c. inf., to be eager to . ., Hes Op. 22,673, Pi. O. 4.11(14), N. 9.21, A. Ag. 601, Hdt. 8.41; σῴζειν θέλοντας ἄνδρα γ' ὃς σπεύδῃ θανεῖν S. Aj. 812: — Med., σπευδομένα ἀφελεῖν A. Eu. 360 (lyr.).
3. c. acc. et inf., to be anxious that . ., εἰρήνην ἑωυτοῖσι γενέσθαι Hdt. 1.74; ἔσπευδεν εἶναι μὴ μάχας Ar. Pax 672, cf. Pl. Prt. 361a; τὸ λεκτικοὺς γίγνεσθαι τοὺς συνόντας οὐκ ἔσπ . X. Mem. 4.3.1: also ἔσπευσεν τοῦ διατηρηθῆναι τὴν εὐφημίαν αὐτοῖς IG 22.1028.83 .
4. folld. by ὡς, ὅπως, etc., ς. ὡς Ζεὺς μήποτ' ἄρξειεν A. Pr. 205; ς. ὅπως μὴ . . Pl. Grg. 480b; ἵνα . ., ἵνα μὴ . ., Id. Plt. 264a, Isoc. 4.164; ὥστε μή, c. inf., Thphr. Od. 57 .
5. folld. by a Prep., ς. μάχην ἐς show eagerness for . ., Il. 4.225 ( Med., σπεύσομαι εἰς Ἀχιλῆα, ἵνα . . hasten, 15.402 ); εἰς ἄφενος σπεύδειν Hes. Op. 24; εἰς ἀρετήν Thgn. 403; ἐς θαλάμους E. Hipp. 182 (anap.); ἐς τὰ πράγματα Id. Ion 599, etc.; εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ ἡμῖν X. Cyr. 1.3.4; δώματος εἴσω E. Med. 100 (anap.); ἐπί τι Lycurg. 57; περὶ Πατρόκλοιο θανόντος struggle for him, Il. 17.121; ὑπέρ τινος IG 12(9).903 (Chalcis, ii B.C. ); πρός τινα Ar. V. 1026, etc.; also ς. ὁδόν IG 14.1729 .
6. with Adv., ς. οἷ θέλεις S. Tr. 334; δεῦρο Ar. Ach. 179; ἔνθα X. An. 4.8.14, etc.
7. to be troubled in mind, harassed, LXX Exodus 15:15, 1 Ki. 28.21, al. (Cf. σπουδή, σπούδαξ, Lith. spáudžiu 'press'.)
σπεύδω; imperfect ἔσπευδον; 1 aorist ἔσπευσα; (cognate with German sich sputen (cf. English speed, Latinstudeo; Vanicek, p. 1163; Fick 4:279)); from Homer down; the Sept. for מִהַר, also for בִּהֵל, etc.;
1. intransitive, (cf. Winers Grammar, § 38, 1; Buttmann, 130, 4), to hasten: as often in the Greek writings, followed by an infinitive Acts 20:16; ἦλθον σπεύσαντες, they came with haste, Luke 2:16; σπεύσας κατάβηθι (A. V. make haste and come down), κατέβη, Luke 19:5, 6; σπεῦσον καί ἔξελθε (A. V. make haste and get thee quickly out), Acts 22:18.
2. to desire earnestly: τί, 2 Peter 3:12; (Isaiah 16:5; examples from Greek authors are given by Passow, under the word, 2 vol. ii., p. 1501; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II.)).
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σπεύδω ,
[in LXX chiefly for H4116 pi., also for H926 pi., hi., etc.;]
1. most freq. intrans., to hasten: c. inf. (as freq. in cl.), Acts 20:16; ptcp. c. indic., Luke 2:16; c. imperat., Luke 19:5-6; σπεῦσον κ . ἔξελθε , Acts 22:18
2. Trans., c. acc;
(a) to hasten, urge on, accelerate (as Hom., Od., xix, 137; Eur., Med., 152; Sirach 33:8 (Sirach 36:8): 2 Peter 3:12, R, mg. (cf. Mayor and ICC, in l, but v. infr.);
(b) to desire eagerly (find., Pyth., iii, 110; Eur., Suppl., 161; Isa 165): 2Pe, l.c., R, txt. (but v. supr.).†
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";bring together,"; ";collect "; : cf. P Ryl II. 122.4 (A.D. 127) συνκομισάμενος τὰ πλεῖσ [τα μ ]έρη τῆς ἐκβάσεως τῶν ἐδαφῶν, ";having gathered the greater part of the produce of the fields"; (Edd.), P Tebt II. 591 (ii/iii A.D.) ἐγὼ γὰρ ἠ (l. εἰ) μὴ συνκομίσω τὸν χόρτον ἐν τρισὶ ἡμέραις οὐ δύναμε (l. –μαι) αὐτὰ καταλῖψαι, and P Flor II. 150.9 (A.D. 267) ὅταν γὰρ δεήσει τὰ παρά σοι θέρη συνκομισθῆναι πλείονα ἕξει βοηθεῖν σε.
Souter (Lex. s.v.) suggests that in Acts 8:2 the verb may mean, not ";take up"; for burial (see Field Notes, p. 116 f.) but ";get back,"; ";recover";; cf. the use of the mid. in such passages as BGU II. 530.26 (i/A.D.) (= Selections, p. 62) μόνον διαγράφω τὰ δημόσια μηδὲν συνκομιζόμεν ̣ο ̣ς ̣, ";only I continue paying the public taxes without getting back anything in return,"; and P Flor I. 58.5 (iii/A.D.) τοὺς φόρους συνκομιζομένη : see also Job 5:26 ὥσπερ θιμωνιὰ ἅλωνος καθ᾽ ὥραν συνκομισθεῖσα.
For the subst. συνκομιδή cf. P Cairo Zen I. 59049.3 (see the editor’s note), P Fay 135.3 (iv/A.D.) τοῦ καιροῦ καλέσαντος τῆς συγκομιδῆς, ";as the season requires the gathering"; (Edd.), and P Lond 1001.14 (A.D. 539) (= III. p. 271) καιρα συγκομιδῆς [κα ]ρ ̣π [ῶ ]γ.
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