Diligent Diligence Diligently

Diligent Diligence Diligently

'''A — 1: ἐργασία (Strong'S #2039 — Noun Feminine — ergasia — er-gas-ee'-ah )

lit., "a working" (akin to ergon, "work"), is indicative of a process, in contrast to the concrete, ergon, e.g.,  Ephesians 4:19 , lit., "unto a working" (Rv marg., "to make a trade of"); contrast ergon in ver. 12; (b) "business,"  Acts 19:25 , Rv (for Av, "craft"); or gain got by "work,"  Acts 16:16,19;  19:24; (c) endeavor, pains, "diligence,"  Luke 12:58 . See Craft , Gain , Work.

'''A — 2: σπουδή (Strong'S #4710 — Noun Feminine — spoude — spoo-day' )

"earnestness, zeal," or sometimes "the haste accompanying this,"  Mark 6:25;  Luke 1:39 , is translated "diligence" in  Romans 12:8; in ver. 11, Av, "business" (Rv, "diligence"); in  2 Corinthians 8:7 , Av, "diligence," Rv, "earnestness;" both have "diligence" in  Hebrews 6:11;  2 Peter 1:5;  Jude 1:3; in  2 Corinthians 7:11,12 , Rv, "earnest care," Av, "carefulness," and "care." See Care.

'''B — 1: σπουδάζω (Strong'S #4704 — Verb — spoudazo — spoo-dad'-zo )

has meanings corresponding to A, No. 2; it signifies "to hasten to do a thing, to exert oneself, endeavor, give diligence;" in  Galatians 2:10 , of remembering the poor, Av, "was forward," Rv, "was zealous;" in  Ephesians 4:3 , of keeping the unity of the Spirit, Av "endeavoring," Rv, "giving diligence;" in  1 Thessalonians 2:17 , of going to see friends, "endeavored;" in  2 Timothy 4:9;  4:21 , "do thy diligence;" in the following the Rv uses the verb "to give diligence:"  2 Timothy 2:15 , Av, "study;"  Titus 3:12 , Av, "be diligent;"  Hebrews 4:11 , of keeping continuous Sabbath rest, Av, "let us labor;" in  2 Peter 1:10 , of making our calling and election sure; in  2 Peter 1:15 , of enabling believers to call Scripture truth to remembrance, Av, "endeavour;" in  2 Peter 3:14 , of being found in peace without fault and blameless, when the Lord comes, Av, "be diligent." See Endeavor , Forward , Labor , Study , Zealous.

'''B — 2: μελετάω (Strong'S #3191 — Verb — meletao — mel-et-ah'-o )

signifies "to care for, attend carefully" (from melete, "care"); in  1 Timothy 4:15 , Av, "meditate," Rv, "be diligent in;" in  Acts 4:25 , "imagine" (marg., "meditate"); in  Mark 13:11 , the most authentic mss. have promerimnao. See Imagine , Meditate.

'''C — 1: σπουδαῖος (Strong'S #4705 — Adjective — spoudaios — spoo-dah'-yos )

akin to A, No. 2 and B, No. 1, primarily signifies "in haste;" hence, diligent, earnest, zealous,  2 Corinthians 8:22 , Av, "diligent," Rv, "earnest." See Earnest , Forward. In the Sept.,   Ezekiel 41:25 , "stout (planks)."

'''C — 2: σπουδαιότερος (Strong'S #4707 — Adjective — spoudaioteros — spoo-dah-yot'-er-os )

the comparative degree of No. 1, 2 Corinthians 8:22 , Av, "more diligent," Rv, "more "earnest;" in ver. 17, Av, "more forward," Rv, "very earnest." See Earnest; cp. Forward.

'''D — 1: ἐπιμελῶς (Strong'S #1960 — Adverb — epimelos — ep-ee-mel-oce' )

from epi, intensive, and an adverbial form of the impersonal verb melei, "it is a care" (cp. B, No. 2), signifies "carefully, diligently,"  Luke 15:8 .

'''D — 2: πυγμή (Strong'S #4435 — Noun Feminine — pugme — poog-may' )

the dative case of pugme, "a fist," lit. means "with the fist" (one hand being rubbed with the clenched fist of the other), a metaphorical expression for "thoroughly," in contrast to what is superficial;  Mark 7:3 , Rv and Av marg., "diligently" (Av, text, "oft"). It also signified "boxing" (not in the Nt); cp. puktes and pugmachos, "a boxer" (Lat., pugnus and pugno; Eng., "pugilist"). In the Sept.,  Exodus 21:18;  Isaiah 58:4 .

'''D — 3: σπουδαίως (Strong'S #4709 — Adverb — spoudaios — spoo-dah'-yoce )

"speedily, earnestly, diligently" (cp. the corresponding noun, verb and adjective above), is translated "earnestly" in the Rv of  Luke 7:4 (Av, "instantly"); "diligently" in   Titus 3:13 . See Instantly.

'''D — 4: σπουδαιοτέρως (Strong'S #4708 — Adverb — spoudaioteros — spoo-dah-yot-er'-oce )

the comparative degree of No. 3, "more diligently," is used in  Philippians 2:28 , Rv, "the more diligently" (Av, "the more carefully"). See Carefully.

 2 Timothy 1:17

'''D — 5: ἀκριβῶς (Strong'S #199 — Adverb — Akribos — ak-ree-boce' )

means "accurately, exactly." The Av translates it "diligently" in  Matthew 2:8;  Acts 18:25; "perfectly" in  1 Thessalonians 5:2 (cp.   Luke 1:3 ). See Accurately , Careful , Circumspectly , Perfectly.