Earnestness Earnest Earnestly

Earnestness Earnest Earnestly

'''A — 1: σπουδή (Strong'S #4710 — Noun Feminine — spoude — spoo-day' )

akin to speudo, "to hasten," denotes "haste,"  Mark 6:25;  Luke 1:39; hence, "earnestness,"  2 Corinthians 8:7 , Rv, for Av, "diligence," and ver. 8, for Av, "forwardness;" in  2 Corinthians 7:12 , "earnest care," for Av, "care;" in  2 Corinthians 8:16 , "earnest care." See Business , Care , Carefulness , Diligence , Forwardness , Haste.

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

akin to A, denotes "active, diligent, earnest,"  2 Corinthians 8:22 Rv, "earnest," for Av, "diligent;" in the latter part of the verse the comparative degree, spoudaioteros, is used, Rv, "more earnest," for Av, "more diligent;" in ver. 17, Rv, in the superlative sense, "very earnest," for Av, "more forward." See Diligent , Forward.

'''C — 1: ἐκτενῶς (Strong'S #1619 — Adverb — ektenos — ek-ten-oce' )

"earnestly" (ek, "out," teino, "to stretch;" Eng., "tension," etc.), is used in  Acts 12:5 , "earnestly," Rv, for Av, "without ceasing" (some mss. have the adjective ektenes, "earnest"); in  1 Peter 1:22 , "fervently." The idea suggested is that of not relaxing in effort, or acting in a right spirit. See Fervently.

'''C — 2: ἐκτενέστερον (Strong'S #1617 — Adjective — ektenesteron — ek-ten-es'-ter-on )

the comparative degree of No. 1, used as an adverb in this neuter form, denotes "more earnestly, fervently,"  Luke 22:44 .

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

akin to B, signifies "with haste," or "with zeal, earnestly,"  Luke 7:4 , Rv, "earnestly," for Av, "instantly;" in  2 Timothy 1:17 (Rv);   Titus 3:13 , "diligently;" in  Philippians 2:28 , the comparative spoudaioteros, Rv, "the more diligently," Av, "the more carefully." See Carefully , Diligently , Instantly.

'''D — 1: ἐν (Strong'S #1722 1616 — Preposition — en ekteneia — en )

lit., "in earnestness," cp. C, No. 1, is translated "earnestly" in  Acts 26:7 , Rv, for Av, "instantly." See Instantly.

 Romans 8:19 Philippians 1:20Expectation.  1 Corinthians 12:31 14:1,39Desire.  2 Peter 3:12 Jude 1:3 James 5:17  Psalm 40:1Fervent.  Luke 22:56 Acts 3:12 Acts 23:1 Hebrews 2:1AttendGive