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Koine Greek wordlink #96095

SR GNT Acts 17:15 τάχιστα (taⱪista) ‘Timotheos that as most_quickly they may come to him’ Strongs=50330 Lemma=taχista^*
Word role=adverb
Year=53 AD Event=Mission_to_Berea TimeSeries=Mission_to_Berea,Second_Missionary_Journey

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Only use of identical word form τάχιστα (D-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘τάχιστα’ (D-···) is always and only glossed as ‘most_quickly’.

Acts 17:15 ‘Timotheos that as most_quickly they may come to him’ SR GNT Acts 17:15 word 37

OET-LV: 15 And the ones appointing the Paulos, brought him to Athaʸnai, and having _received a_command for the Silas and the Timotheos, that as they _may _come most _quickly to him, they _were _departing. (ACT_17:15)

OET-RV: 15 The ones guiding Paul took him to Athens before they headed back with his instructions for Silas and Timothy to come and join him again as soon as possible. (ACT 17:15)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘taχista’ in the Greek originals.

Key: D=adverb