What does τάχος (táchos) mean in the Bible?
τάχος (táchos) is a Greek word meaning "speed".
Greek · G5034
τάχος
Speed
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τάχος G5034
Pronunciation táchos
What does τάχος (táchos) mean in the Bible?
τάχος (táchos) is a Greek word meaning "speed".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5034?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include soon (4), quickly (2), . . . (1), vvv (1).
Where does τάχος (táchos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 18:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Revelation (2), 1 Timothy (1), Luke (1).
Are there verse guides for τάχος (táchos)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 soon 4× Acts 25:4, 1 Timothy 3:14, Revelation 1:1, Revelation 22:6
quickly 2× Acts 12:7, Acts 22:18
. . . 1× Luke 18:8
vvv 1× Romans 16:20
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 18:8 τάχει to . . . Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Acts 12:7 τάχει to quickly Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Acts 22:18 τάχει to quickly Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Acts 25:4 τάχει to soon Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Romans 16:20 τάχει to vvv Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 1 Timothy 3:14 τάχει to soon Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Revelation 1:1 τάχει to soon Noun - Dative Neuter Singular Revelation 22:6 τάχει to soon Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 18:8
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Luke 1 Acts 3 Romans 1 1 Timothy 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
τάχει 8x tachei Luke 18:8, Acts 12:7, Acts 22:18, Acts 25:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular 8x Luke 18:8, Acts 12:7, Acts 22:18, Acts 25:4
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. speed
Source Gloss
speed
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 18:8 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
τάχει. tacei
quickness, speed
Read verse Acts 12:7 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
τάχει. tacei
quickness, speed
Read verse Acts 22:18 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
τάχει tacei
quickness, speed
Read verse Acts 25:4 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
τάχει tacei
quickness, speed
Read verse Romans 16:20 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
τάχει. tacei
quickness, speed
Read verse Revelation 1:1 Noun Dative Singular Neuter
τάχει, tacei
quickness, speed
Read verse tacei
quickness, speed
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Dative (8) Number pattern Singular (8)
Dative · Singular · Neuter Luke 18:8 · Acts 12:7 · Acts 22:18 · Acts 25:4 · Rom 16:20 · 1 Tim 3:14 · Rev 1:1 · Rev 22:6 8×
Word Origins
τάχος is built from this root:
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