Earnest, Earnestness, Earnestly

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.

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.

"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.

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

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.

lit., "in earnestness," cp. C, No. 1, is translated "earnestly" in Acts 26:7 , RV, for AV, "instantly." See INSTANTLY.