What does σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos) mean in the Bible?
σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos) is a Greek word meaning "prompt, energetic, earnest".
Greek · G4705
σπουδαῖος
Prompt, energetic, earnest
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σπουδαῖος G4705
Pronunciation spoudaîos
What does σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos) mean in the Bible?
σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos) is a Greek word meaning "prompt, energetic, earnest".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4705?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [so] (1), {is} eagerly (1), his earnestness [to us] (1).
Where does σπουδαῖος (spoudaîos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Corinthians 8:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [so] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:22
{is} eagerly 1× 2 Corinthians 8:17
his earnestness [to us] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Corinthians 8:17
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
2 Corinthians 3
Source forms
σπουδαῖον 1x spoudaion 2 Corinthians 8:22
σπουδαιότερον 1x spoudaioteron 2 Corinthians 8:22
σπουδαιότερος 1x spoudaioteros 2 Corinthians 8:17
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x 2 Corinthians 8:22
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - Comparative 1x 2 Corinthians 8:22
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative 1x 2 Corinthians 8:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. prompt, energetic, earnest
Strong's G4705
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
prompt, energetic, earnest
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Corinthians 8:17 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
σπουδαιότερος spoudaioterov
diligent, earnest
Read verse 2 Corinthians 8:22 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
σπουδαῖον spoudaion
diligent, earnest
Read verse 2 Corinthians 8:22 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
σπουδαιότερον, spoudaioteron
diligent, earnest
Read verse 2 Timothy 1:17 Adjective Accusative Singular Masculine
σπουδαιότερον spoudaioteron
diligent, earnest
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 8:17 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 8:22 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 8:22 1×
Word Origins
σπουδαῖος is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain