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Strong's G5036 ταχύς (tachys)

Tachys means “swift” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5036 — nabal (“vile person”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5036
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 20

Strong's G5036 Quick Answer

Strong's G5036 ταχύς (tachus) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. tachus (takh-oos') adj. 1. swift, fleet 2. (figuratively) prompt or ready It has 28 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include swift. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
tachus (takh-oos') adj. 1. swift, fleet 2. (figuratively) prompt or ready
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
swift

Meaning and Definition

tachus (takh-oos') adj. 1. swift, fleet 2. (figuratively) prompt or ready [of uncertain affinity] KJV: swift

Original Word
ταχύς
Transliteration
tachus
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5036. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G5036 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tachus, 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.

swift James 1:19

How Strong's G5036 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 14 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 G5036 (ταχύς) appears 27 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5036 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 G5036 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

James 1:19 KJV

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Strong's G5036 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 27:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.

Deuteronomy 11:17 Septuagint / Brenton

and the Lord be angry with you, and restrain the heaven; and there shall not be rain, and the earth shall not yield its fruit, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land, which the Lord has given you.

Deuteronomy 28:20 Septuagint / Brenton

The Lord send upon thee want, and famine, and consumption on all things on which thou shalt put thy hand, until he shall have utterly destroyed thee, and until he shall have consumed thee quickly because of thine evil devices, because thou hast forsaken me.

Strong's G5036 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

13 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 4:34 Septuagint / Brenton

O ye men, are not women strong? great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the heavens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day.

1 Maccabees 11:22 Septuagint / Brenton

Whereof when he heard, he was angry, and immediately removing, he came to Ptolemais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he should not lay siege to the tower, but come and speak with him at Ptolemais in great haste.

2 Maccabees 4:31 Septuagint / Brenton

Then came the king in all haste to appease matters, leaving Andronicus, a man in authority, for his deputy.

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5036.

Genesis 27:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaac said to his son, What is this which thou hast quickly found? And he said, That which the Lord thy God presented before me.
Deuteronomy 11:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the Lord be angry with you, and restrain the heaven; and there shall not be rain, and the earth shall not yield its fruit, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land, which the Lord has given you.
Deuteronomy 28:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord send upon thee want, and famine, and consumption on all things on which thou shalt put thy hand, until he shall have utterly destroyed thee, and until he shall have consumed thee quickly because of thine evil devices, because thou hast forsaken me.
1 Kingdoms 23:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.
1 Chronicles 12:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And from Gad these separated themselves to David from the wilderness, strong mighty men of war, bearing shields and spears, and their faces were as the face of a lion, and they were nimble as roes upon the mountains in speed.
Ezra 7:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.
Psalms 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, And ye should perish from the righteous way: Whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, Blessed are all they that trust in him.
Proverbs 12:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.
Proverbs 36:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Jeremiah 31:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The day of Moab is near at hand, and his iniquity moves swiftly to vengeance.
Ezekiel 29:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and I will quickly cast down thee and all the fish of thy river: thou shalt fall on the face of the plain, and shalt by no means be gathered, and shalt not be brought together: I have given thee for food to the wild beasts of the earth and to the fowls of the sky.
Nahum 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord shall give a command concerning thee; there shall no more of thy name be scattered: I will utterly destroy the graven images out of the house of thy god, and the molten images: I will make thy grave; for they are swift.
Zephaniah 1:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and very speedy; the sound of the day of the Lord is made bitter and harsh.
Malachi 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will draw near to you in judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the witches, and against the adulteresses, and against them that swear falsely by my name, and against them that keep back the hireling’s wages, and them that oppress the widow, and afflict orphans, and that wrest the judgment of the stranger, and fear not me, saith the Lord Almighty.
James 1:19 New Testament, KJV
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
1 Esdras 4:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
O ye men, are not women strong? great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the heavens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day.
1 Maccabees 11:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereof when he heard, he was angry, and immediately removing, he came to Ptolemais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he should not lay siege to the tower, but come and speak with him at Ptolemais in great haste.
2 Maccabees 4:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then came the king in all haste to appease matters, leaving Andronicus, a man in authority, for his deputy.
2 Maccabees 5:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So when Antiochus had carried out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he departed in all haste unto Antioch, weening in his pride to make the land navigable, and the sea passable by foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind.
2 Maccabees 14:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
This was no sooner spoken of him, but others of the king’s friends, being maliciously set against Judas, did more incense Demetrius.
3 Maccabees 5:43 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He would also invade Judea, and level its towns with fire and the sword; and destroy that temple which the heathen might not enter, and prevent sacrifices ever after being offered up there.
Wisdom of Solomon 18:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For while all things were in quiet silence, And that night was in the midst of her swift course,
Wisdom of Sirach 5:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; And with patience give answer.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A foolish man’s foot is soon in his neighbor’s house: But a man of experience is ashamed of him.
Wisdom of Sirach 27:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, His house shall soon be overthrown.
Baruch 4:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you: and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting your Savior.
Baruch 4:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Like as now the neighbors of Zion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from your God, which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting.
Baruch 4:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5036, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5036 FAQ

What does tachys (ταχύς) mean?

Tachys (Strong's G5036) is a Greek word most simply glossed "swift". tachus (takh-oos') adj. 1. swift, fleet 2. (figuratively) prompt or ready

How many times is tachys (ταχύς) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G5036 across 20 books.

Where can I study tachys (ταχύς) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5036 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate tachys (ταχύς)?

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

Does Strong's G5036 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 13 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5036, with linked reader references where each row is available.