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going to see friends, “endeavored”; in 2 Tim. 4:9; 4:21, “do thy diligence”; in the
following the
RV
uses the verb “to give diligence”: 2 Tim. 2:15,
KJV
, “study”; Titus 3:12,
KJV
, “be diligent”; Heb. 4:11, of keeping continuous Sabbath rest,
KJV
, “let us labor”; in 2
Pet. 1:10, of making our calling and election sure; in 2 Pet. 1:15, of enabling believers to
call Scripture truth to remembrance,
KJV
, “endeavour”; in 2 Pet. 3:14, of being found in
peace without fault and blameless, when the Lord comes,
KJV
, be diligent. See
ENDEAVOR
,
FORWARD
,
LABOR
,
STUDY
,
ZEALOUS
.¶
2.
(
1
, 3191), signifies “to care for, attend carefully” (from
,
“care”); in 1 Tim. 4:15,
KJV
, “meditate,”
RV
, “be diligent in”; in Acts 4:25, “imagine”
(marg., “meditate”), in Mark 13:11, the most authentic mss. have
. See
IMAGINE
,
MEDITATE
.¶
C. Adjectives.
1.
$
(
, 4705), akin to A, No. 2 and B, No. 1, primarily signifies “in
haste”; hence, diligent, earnest, zealous, 2 Cor. 8:22,
KJV
, “diligent,
RV
, “earnest.” See
EARNEST FORWARD
.¶ In the Sept., Ezek. 41:25, “stout (planks).”¶
2.
$
(
$
, 4707), the comparative degree of No. 1, 2 Cor.
8:22,
KJV
, “more diligent,”
RV
, “more earnest”, in v. 17
KJV
, “more forward,”
RV
, “very
earnest.” See
EARNEST
; cf.
FORWARD
.¶
D. Adverbs.
1.
(
#
, 1960), from intensive, and an adverbial form of the
impersonal verb
, “it is a care” (cf. B, No. 2), signifies “carefully, diligently,” Luke
15:8.¶
2.
$
(
)
, 4435), the dative case of
$
, “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
KJV
marg., “diligently”
(
KJV
, text, “oft”). It also signified “boxing” (not in the NT); cf.
$
and
$
, “a
boxer” (Lat.,
$ $
and
$
; Eng., “pugilist”).¶ In the Sept., Exod. 21:18; Isa. 58:4.¶
3.
$
(
&
, 4709), “speedily, earnestly, diligently” (cf. the
corresponding noun, verb and adjective above), is translated “earnestly” in the
RV
of
Luke 7:4 (
KJV
, “instantly”); “diligently” in Titus 3:13. See
INSTANTLY
.
4.
$
(
!$
, 4708), the comparative degree of No. 3, “more
diligently,” is used in Phil. 2:28,
RV
, “the more diligently” (
KJV
, “the more carefully”).
See
CAREFULLY
.¶
Notes:
(1) Some mss. have the neuter of the comparative adjective
$
in 2
Tim. 1:17. The most authentic texts have the adverb No. 4.
(2)
*
(
$
, 199), means “accurately, exactly.” The
KJV
translates it
“diligently” in Matt. 2:8 and Acts 18:25; “perfectly” in 1 Thess. 5:2 (cf. Luke 1:3). See
ACCURATELY
,
CAREFUL
,
CIRCUMSPECTLY
,
PERFECTLY
.
DIMINISHING
(
J
, 2275): see
DEFECT
.