Strong G5034τάχος

speed

Transliteration
tachos
Pronunciation
takh'-os
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From the same as G5036; a brief space (of time) that is (with G1722 prefixed) in haste: - + quickly + shortly + speedily.

Detailed definition

τάχος, -ους, τό
[in LXX chiefly for parts and derivatives of מָהַר;]
swiftness, speed. Adverbially, ἐν τ. (ταχέως), quickly, speedily, soon: Luk.18:8, Act.12:7 22:18 25:4, Rom.16:20, 1Ti.3:14, Rev.1:1 22:6.†
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In the Bible

Strong G5034 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shortly4
  • quickly2
  • speedily1

First verses

  1. Luke 18:8
    I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
  2. Acts 12:7
    And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
  3. Acts 22:18
    And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
  4. Acts 25:4
    But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
  5. Romans 16:20
    And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
  6. Revelation 1:1
    The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
  7. Revelation 22:6
    And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
τάχος [ᾰ], εος, τό,
(ταχύς) swiftness, speed, ἵπποισι.., οἷσιν Ἀθήνη νῦν ὤρεξε τ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 23.406, compare 515; τ. καὶ βραδυτής 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 156c, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 228b29, etc.)]: plural, velocities, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 39d, “Lg.” 893d.)]
2 τ. φρενῶν quickness of temper, hastiness, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 670; ὁ χρόνος μάθησιν ἀντὶ τοῦ τάχους.. δίδωσι [prev. author] “Supp.” 419)]; falsa lectio in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 944c)]; τ. τῆς ψυχῆς quickness of apprehension, [Refs ([prev. work] 689c.)]
II τάχος is frequently used in Adverbial phrases for ταχέως, absolutely in accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 58, “Ag.” 945, “Eu.” 124, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 986, “HF” 860 (troch.), etc.)]; also in dative, τάχει ὁμοίως with like velocities, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 36d: with Preps., διὰ τάχους 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 822, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.63, etc.; ἐν τάχει 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 5.35, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 747, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 500, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.86, “PCair.Zen.” 62 (b). 10 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]; εἰς τάχος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 3.5, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 686, etc.; κατὰ τάχος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.124, 152, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.73)]; κατὰ τὸ τ. [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 130.11 (3rd c.BC); τὸ τ. (without κατὰ) [prev. work] 158.2, 166.4, 428.15, “PHib.” 1.62.13 (all 3rd c.BC). etc.)]; μετὰ τάχους [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 332b)]; μετὰ παντὸς τ. with all speed, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (POxy. 2107.4 (3rd c.AD))]; σὺν τάχει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 853, “OC” 885 (Lyric poetry), 904: also with relatives, ὡς τάχος,)] ={ὡς τάχιστα}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 27, “Ch.” 889, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.106, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1187; so ὅ τι τάχος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 9.7.β, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.42, “PCair.Zen.” 60.8 (3rd c.BC))]; ὅσον τάχος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1373, etc.)]; ᾗ (Doric dialect ᾇ) τάχος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 6.23, 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 14.68: also ὡς τάχεος εἶχε ἕκαστος 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.107, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.90; ὡς εἶχον τάχους [prev. author] 7.2; πῶς πρὸς ἄλληλα τάχους ἔχει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 451c.)]