G4709 G4709
earnestly, diligently, zealously; with eagerness and serious effort, not carelessly
The adverbial form of 'earnest' (G4705), meaning diligently, eagerly, with serious effort. It appears three times: Jewish elders plead 'earnestly' with Jesus for the centurion (Luke 7:4), Onesiphorus 'diligently' searched for Paul in Rome (2 Tim 1:17), and Paul urges Titus to 'diligently' help Zenas and Apollos (Titus 3:13). Each context highlights sustained, purposeful effort—not casual attempts but persistent action driven by genuine concern. Classical usage includes the sense of haste, but the moral dimension of seriousness and care predominates.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Languages converge: English 'diligently, earnestly', Spanish 'diligentemente', French 'avec empressement' (with eagerness), German 'eifrig' (zealously). The three NT contexts share the theme of going beyond minimal effort: elders begging urgently, Onesiphorus searching persistently, Paul commissioning thorough support. This is the adverb of whole-hearted action, where earnestness shows itself in deeds. 3×
AR["بِ-اجْتِهادٍ", "بِاجتِهادٍ", "بِجِدٍّ"]·ben["আগ্রহের-সাথে", "জরুরিভাবে", "যত্নসহকারে"]·DE["eifrig", "σπουδαίως"]·EN["diligently", "earnestly"]·FR["avec-empressement"]·heb["בְּ-זְרִיזוּת", "בְּחֲרִיצוּת", "בִּזְרִיזוּת"]·HI["बड़ी-लगन-से", "लगन-से"]·ID["dengan-sangat", "dengan-sungguh-sungguh", "dengan-tekun"]·IT["spoudaios", "spoudaiōs"]·jav["kanthi-sregep", "kanthi-tumemen"]·KO["열심히"]·PT["com-empenho", "diligentemente"]·RU["усердно"]·ES["diligentemente"]·SW["kwa-bidii"]·TR["ciddi-şekilde,", "gayretle"]·urd["اہتمام-سے", "کوشش-سے", "کہتے-ہوئے"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Included with: σπουδ-αῖος, α, ον (σπουδή) properly in haste, quick, σ. τοὺς πόδας Refs 2nd c.AD+:—but in ordinary use denoting energy or earnestness: __I of persons, earnest, serious, Refs 5th c.BC+; active, zealous, in canvassing, Refs 1st c.AD+ __I.2 good, excellent in their several kinds, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to φαῦλος, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἀκροαταὶ-ότεροι Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. αὐλητής, opposed to…