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 [Exo 15:15], 1 Ki. 28.21, al. (Cf. σπουδή, σπούδαξ, Lith. spáudžiu ’press’.)
G4692 — 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 [Act 20:16]; ἦλθον σπεύσαντες, they came with haste, [Luk 2:16]; σπεύσας κατάβηθι (A. V. make haste and come down), κατέβη, [Luk 19:5], [Luk 19:6]; σπεῦσον καί ἔξελθε (A. V. make haste and get thee quickly out), [Act 22:18].
2. to desire earnestly: τί, [2Pe 3:12]; ([Isa 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.)).
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 .), [Act 20:16]; ptcp . c . indic ., [Luk 2:16]; c . imperat., [Luk 19:5-6]; σπεῦσον κ . ἔξελθε , [Act 22:18]
2. Trans., c . acc ;
(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 v. infr .);
(b) to desire eagerly (find., Pyth., iii, 110; Eur ., Suppl., 161; Isa 165): 2Pe, l.c ., R , txt . (but v. supr .). †