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Earnestly

19Greek/Hebrew entries
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Greek G104 aeí

Original: ἀεί

Meaning:
from an obsolete primary noun (apparently meaning continued duration); "ever," by qualification regularly; by implication, earnestly:--always, ever.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: by implication, earnestly:--always, ever.

Greek G816 atenízō

Original: ἀτενίζω

Meaning:
from a compound of Α (as a particle of union) and (to stretch); to gaze intently:--behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to gaze intently:--behold earnestly (stedfastly), fasten (eyes), look (earnestly, stedfastly, up stedfastly), set eyes.

Greek G1263 diamartýromai

Original: διαμαρτύρομαι

Meaning:
from διά and μαρτυρέω; to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively:--charge, testify (unto), witness.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively:--charge, testify (unto), witness.

Greek G1617 ektenésteron

Original: ἐκτενέστερον

Meaning:
neuter of the comparative of ἐκτενής; more intently:--more earnestly.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: more intently:--more earnestly.

Greek G1971 epipothéō

Original: ἐπιποθέω

Meaning:
from ἐπί and potheo (to yearn); to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully):--(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust.

Notes:
KJV/AV rendering: to dote upon, i.e. intensely crave possession (lawfully or wrongfully):--(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) long (after), lust.

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Greek G2206 zēlóō

Original: ζηλόω

Meaning:
from ζῆλος; to have warmth of feeling for or against:--affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).

Greek G2705 kataphiléō

Original: καταφιλέω

Meaning:
from 2596 and 5368; to kiss earnestly:--kiss.

Greek G4335 proseuchḗ

Original: προσευχή

Meaning:
from προσεύχομαι; prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel):--X pray earnestly, prayer.

Greek G4336 proseúchomai

Original: προσεύχομαι

Meaning:
from πρός and εὔχομαι; to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship:--pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.

Greek G4706 spoudaióteron

Original: σπουδαιότερον

Meaning:
neuter of σπουδαιότερος as adverb; more earnestly than others), i.e. very promptly:--very diligently.

Greek G4709 spoudaíōs

Original: σπουδαίως

Meaning:
adverb from σπουδαῖος; earnestly, promptly:--diligently, instantly.

Greek G4843 symperilambánō

Original: συμπεριλαμβάνω

Meaning:
from σύν and a compound of περί and λαμβάνω; to take by enclosing altogether, i.e. earnestly throw the arms about one:--embrace.

Hebrew H2142 zâkar

Original: זָכַר

Meaning:
a primitive root; also as denominative from זָכָר; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male; [idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.

Hebrew H2734 chârâh

Original: חָרָה

Meaning:
a primitive root (compare חָרַר); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy; be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See תַּחָרָה.

Hebrew H3190 yâṭab

Original: יָטַב

Meaning:
a primitive root; to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right); be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase] well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, [idiom] very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).

Hebrew H5749 ʻûwd

Original: עוּד

Meaning:
a primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication); admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness.

Hebrew H7592 shâʼal

Original: שָׁאַל

Meaning:
or שָׁאֵל; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand; ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.

Hebrew H7602 shâʼaph

Original: שָׁאַף

Meaning:
a primitive root; to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hasten; desire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.

Hebrew H7971 shâlach

Original: שָׁלַח

Meaning:
a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

Verses containing this word showing 16 of 16
Numbers 22:37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honor? Open
1 Samuel 20:6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. Open
1 Samuel 20:28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem: Open
Nehemiah 3:20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. Open
Job 7:2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: Open
Jeremiah 11:7 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. Open
Jeremiah 31:20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD. Open
Micah 7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. Open
Luke 22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. Open
Luke 22:56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. Open
Acts 3:12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? Open
Acts 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. Open
1 Corinthians 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. Open
2 Corinthians 5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: Open
James 5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. Open
Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. Open

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