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Strong's G4692 σπεύδω (speudo)

speudo - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4692 — matsor (“siege”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4692
Language Greek
Linked Usages 65
Books 26

Strong's G4692 Quick Answer

Strong's G4692 σπεύδω (speudo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. speudo (spyoo'-do) v. 1. to "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly) 2. (by implication) to await eagerly It has 65 linked Bible usages across 26 books. Visible English usage signals include make. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
speudo (spyoo'-do) v. 1. to "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly) 2. (by implication) to await eagerly
Usage
65 linked usages
Books
26 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
make

Meaning and Definition

speudo (spyoo'-do) v. 1. to "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly) 2. (by implication) to await eagerly [probably strengthened from G4228] KJV: (make, with) haste unto Root(s): G4228

Original Word
σπεύδω
Transliteration
speudo
Derivation
Root: πούς R1: 4228
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4692. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to hasten

Usage: σπεύδω [in LXX chiefly for מָהַר pi., also for בָּהַל pi., hi., etc. ;] __1. most frequently intrans., to hasten: with inf. (as frequently in cl.), Act.20:16; ptcp. with indic., Luk.2:16; with imperat., Luk.19:5-6; σπεῦσον κ. ἔξελθε, Act.22:18 __2. Trans., with accusative; __(a) to hasten, urge on, accelerate (as Hom., Od., xix, 137; Eur., Med., 152; Sir.33:8 (Sir.36:8): 2Pe.3:12, R, mg. (cf. Mayor and ICC, in l, but see infr.); __(b) to desire eagerly (find., Pyth., iii, 110; Eur., Suppl., 161;

Isa 165): 2Pe, l.with, R, txt. (but see supr.).† (AS)

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How Strong's G4692 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render speudo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

make Luke 19:5

How Strong's G4692 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 46 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4692 (σπεύδω) appears 61 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4692 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4692 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 2:16 KJV

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

Luke 19:5 KJV

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.

Luke 19:6 KJV

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

Strong's G4692 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

46 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 18:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abraham hastened to the tent to Sarah, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.

Genesis 19:22 Septuagint / Brenton

Hasten therefore to escape thither, for I shall not be able to do anything until thou art come thither; therefore he called the name of that city, Zoar.

Genesis 24:18 Septuagint / Brenton

and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hastened, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.

Strong's G4692 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

13 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 10:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou hast saved thy life, in that thou hast hastened to come down to the presence of our lord: now therefore come to his tent, and some of us shall conduct thee, until they have delivered thee to his hands.

Judith 12:14 Septuagint / Brenton

Then said Judith unto him, Who am I now, that I should gainsay my lord? surely whatsoever pleaseth him I will do speedily, and it shall be my joy unto the day of my death.

2 Maccabees 4:14 Septuagint / Brenton

that the priests had no courage to serve anymore at the altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth;

Usage Excerpts

First 65 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4692.

Genesis 18:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abraham hastened to the tent to Sarah, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.
Genesis 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hasten therefore to escape thither, for I shall not be able to do anything until thou art come thither; therefore he called the name of that city, Zoar.
Genesis 24:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and she said, Drink, Sir; and she hastened, and let down the pitcher upon her arm, and gave him to drink, till he ceased drinking.
Genesis 24:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she hastened, and emptied the waterpot into the trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the camels.
Genesis 24:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she hastened and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.
Genesis 44:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they hastened, and took down every man his sack on the ground, and they opened every man his sack.
Genesis 45:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hasten, therefore, and go up to my father, and say to him, These things saith thy son Joseph; God has made me lord of all the land of Egypt; come down therefore to me, and tarry not.
Exodus 15:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the princes of Edom, And the chiefs of the Moabites hastened; Trembling took hold upon them, All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
Exodus 34:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses hastened, and bowed to the earth and worshiped;
Joshua 4:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests that bore the ark of the covenant stood in Jordan, until Joshua had finished all that the Lord commanded him to report to the people; and the people hastened and passed over.
Joshua 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when the king of Ai saw it, he hastened and went out to meet them direct to the battle, he and all the people that were with him: and he knew not that there was an ambuscade formed against him behind the city.
Joshua 8:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua stretched out his hand and his spear toward the city, and the ambuscade rose up quickly out of their place; and they came forth when he stretched out his hand; and they entered into the city, and took it; and they hastened and burned the city with fire.
Judges 5:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When the hoofs of the horse were entangled, His mighty ones earnestly hastened
Judges 20:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of Israel turned back, and the men of Benjamin hastened, because they saw that evil had come upon them.
1 Kingdoms 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Eli heard the sound of the cry, and said, What is the voice of this cry? and the man hastened and went in, and reported to Eli.
1 Kingdoms 4:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Eli said to them that stood round about him, What is the voice of this sound? And the man hastened and advanced to Eli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle today: and Eli said, What is the event, my son?
1 Kingdoms 20:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, Make all speed, and stay not. And Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and brought the arrows to his master.
1 Kingdoms 23:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come hither, for the Philistines have invaded the land.
1 Kingdoms 25:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abigail hastened, and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five ephahs of fine flour, and one homer of dried grapes, and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them upon asses.
1 Kingdoms 25:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abigail saw David, and she hastened, and alighted from her ass; and she fell before David on her face, and did obeisance to him, bowing to the ground
1 Kingdoms 25:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing thee harm, if thou hadst not hastened and come to meet me, then I said, There shall surely not be left to Nabal till the morning one male.
1 Kingdoms 28:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul instantly fell at his full length upon the earth, and was greatly afraid because of the words of Samuel; and there was no longer any strength in him, for he had eaten no bread all that day, and all that night.
1 Kingdoms 28:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman went in to Saul, and saw that he was greatly disquieted, and said to him, Behold now, thy handmaid has hearkened to thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have heard the words which thou hast spoken to me.
1 Kingdoms 28:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman had a fat heifer in the house; and she hastened and slew it; and she took meal and kneaded it, and baked unleavened cakes.
2 Kingdoms 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jonathan Saul’s son had a son lame of his feet, five years old, and he was in the way when the news of Saul and Jonathan his son came from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled; and it came to pass as he hastened and retreated, that he fell, and was lamed. And his name was Mephibosheth.
2 Kingdoms 17:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now send quickly and report to David, saying, Lodge not this night in Araboth of the wilderness: even go and make haste, lest one swallow up the king, and all the people with him.
3 Kingdoms 18:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Obadiah was alone in the way; and Elijah came alone to meet him: and Obadiah hastened, and fell upon his face, and said, My lord Elijah, art thou indeed he?
3 Kingdoms 21:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men divined, and offered drink offerings; and they caught the word out of his mouth, and said, Thy brother the son of Hadad. And he said, Go ye in and fetch him. And the son of Hadad went out to him, and they cause him to go up to him into the chariot.
3 Kingdoms 21:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he hastened, and took away the bandage from his eyes; and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
4 Kingdoms 9:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when they heard it, they hastened, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with the trumpet, and said, Jehu is king.
2 Chronicles 10:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Rehoboam sent to them Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, and he died. And King Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 24:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he gathered the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out into the cities of Judah, and collect money of all Israel to repair the house of the Lord from year to year, and make haste to speak of it. But the Levites hastened not.
2 Chronicles 26:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Azariah the chief priest, and the other priests, turned to look at him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead; and they got him hastily out thence, for he also hastened to go out, because the Lord had rebuked him.
Esther 2:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the damsel pleased him, and she found favor in his sight; and he hastened to give her the things for purification, and her portion, and the seven maidens appointed her out of the palace: and he treated her and her maidens well in the women’s apartment.
Esther 3:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that at Susa: and the king and Haman began to drink; but the city was troubled.
Esther 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
Proverbs 7:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Not knowing that he is running for his life.
Proverbs 35:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be not hasty with thy mouth, And let not thy heart be swift To utter anything before God; For God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: Therefore let thy words be few.
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: For anger will rest in the bosom of fools.
Isaiah 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a throne shall be established with mercy; and one shall sit upon it with truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and earnestly seeking judgments, and hastening righteousness.
Jeremiah 4:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Gather up your wares and flee to Zion: hasten, stay not: for I will bring evils from the north, and great destruction.
Jeremiah 38:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ephraim is a beloved son, a pleasing child to me: for because my words are in him, I will surely remember him: therefore I made haste to help him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 30:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day shall messengers go forth hastening to destroy Ethiopia utterly, and there shall be tumult among them in the day of Egypt: for, behold, it comes.
Micah 4:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And at the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be manifest, established on the tops of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and the peoples shall hasten to it.
Nahum 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their mighty men shall bethink themselves and flee by day; and they shall be weak as they go; and they shall hasten to her walls, and shall prepare their defenses.
Luke 2:16 New Testament, KJV
And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
Luke 19:5 New Testament, KJV
And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
Luke 19:6 New Testament, KJV
And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
Acts 20:16 New Testament, KJV
For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
Acts 22:18 New Testament, KJV
And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
2 Peter 3:12 New Testament, KJV
Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?
Judith 10:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast saved thy life, in that thou hast hastened to come down to the presence of our lord: now therefore come to his tent, and some of us shall conduct thee, until they have delivered thee to his hands.
Judith 12:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then said Judith unto him, Who am I now, that I should gainsay my lord? surely whatsoever pleaseth him I will do speedily, and it shall be my joy unto the day of my death.
2 Maccabees 4:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
that the priests had no courage to serve anymore at the altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth;
2 Maccabees 9:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
That the holy city (to the which he was going in haste, to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common burying place) he would set at liberty:
2 Maccabees 11:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore send some with speed, that we may know what is your mind.
3 Maccabees 3:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
On discovering this, so incensed was the wicked king, that he no longer confined his rage to the Jews in Alexandria. Laying his hand more heavily upon those who lived in the country, he gave orders that they should be quickly collected into one place, and most cruelly deprived of their lives.
4 Maccabees 14:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But all of them, as though running the road to immortality, hastened on to death through tortures.
4 Maccabees 16:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For whom also our father Abraham was forward to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and shuddered not at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.
Wisdom of Solomon 4:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For his soul pleased the Lord; Therefore hastened he to take him away from among the wicked.
Wisdom of Solomon 18:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them; And bringing the shield of his proper ministry, Even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, Set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, Declaring that he was thy servant.
Wisdom of Sirach 2:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, And make not haste in time of trouble.
Wisdom of Sirach 11:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
There is one that laboreth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, And is so much the more behind.
Wisdom of Sirach 36:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Why doth one day excel another, When as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4692, grouped by book.

Genesis 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 3 usages, New Testament
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4692 FAQ

What does speudo (σπεύδω) mean?

Strong's G4692 is a Greek entry for G4692 σπεύδω (speudo). speudo (spyoo'-do) v. 1. to "speed" ("study"), i.e. urge on (diligently or earnestly) 2. (by implication) to await eagerly

How many times is speudo (σπεύδω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 65 linked usages for Strong's G4692 across 26 books.

Where can I study speudo (σπεύδω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4692 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate speudo (σπεύδω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as make. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4692 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 46 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 13 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4692, with linked reader references where each row is available.