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Koine Greek wordlink #130195

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SR GNT Eph 4:3 σπουδάζοντες (spoudazontes) ‘being_earnest to_be keeping the oneness’ Strongs=47040 Lemma=spoudazō
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=64 AD Refers to Word #129816

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Only use of identical word form σπουδάζοντες (V-PPA.NMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σπουδάζοντες’ (V-PPA.NMP) is always and only glossed as ‘being_earnest’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘spoudazō’ have 6 different glosses: ‘I will_be being_earnest’, ‘I was_earnest’, ‘we may be_earnest’, ‘we were_earnest’, ‘be_earnest’, ‘being_earnest’.

Greek words (1) other than σπουδάζοντες (V-PPA.NMP) with a gloss related to ‘being_earnest’

2PET 1:15 σπουδάσω (spoudasō) V-IFA1..S ‘I will_be being_earnest and also each_time’ SR GNT 2Pet 1:15 word 1

Key: V=verb IFA1..S=indicative,future,active,1st person singular PPA.NMP=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,plural