σπουδή

Mark 6:25 σπουδῆς haste

At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

Here: Haste that carries a sense of eagerness or zeal. She does not just move fast. She is keen, and she gives the king no time to think again.

Luke 1:39 σπουδῆς haste

In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,

Romans 12:8 σπουδῇ, diligence,

if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Here: Eager, energetic seriousness: getting on with it and not being slack. The same word comes back in 12:11 ('do not lag in zeal').

Romans 12:11 σπουδῇ in diligence

Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

Here: The energy and urgency you put into something: earnest effort, keenness, not dragging your feet. Paul has just used the same word in 12:8 (the one who leads should lead "with eagerness"). It is about drive. It has nothing to do with commerce.

2 Corinthians 7:11 σπουδήν, earnestness,

Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

Here: The headline result: energetic, urgent seriousness where there had been passivity. The six nouns that follow spell out what this earnestness looked like.

2 Corinthians 7:12 σπουδὴν earnestness

So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 8:7 σπουδῇ earnestness

But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

Here: Eager zeal, readiness to act quickly. It recalls the zeal they showed in answering Paul's earlier letter (7:11–12). The word recurs in 8:8 and 8:16 to compare their eagerness with others'.

2 Corinthians 8:8 σπουδῆς earnestness

I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.

Here: Keen, energetic readiness that turns into action. It picks up "all earnestness" in 8:7: the Corinthians have spoudē, and now they are measured against someone else's.

2 Corinthians 8:16 σπουδὴν earnestness

But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.

Here: Energetic, active eagerness: concern that gets moving and does the work. It picks up the "earnestness" Paul praised in the Corinthians (8:7) and the Macedonians (8:8).

Hebrews 6:11 σπουδὴν earnestness

We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

Here: Energetic, eager effort, the opposite of the 'sluggishness' the author fears (5:11; 6:12). It suggests eagerness and urgency more than slow, dutiful carefulness.

2 Peter 1:5 σπουδὴν earnestness

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

Here: Eager, earnest effort with urgency in it. The letter keeps coming back to this word group (1:10, 1:15, 3:14).

Jude 1:3 σπουδὴν diligence

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

Here: Earnest eagerness or keen intent. With "making" it is a common Greek idiom for "being very eager" or "taking pains." It describes Jude's own wish to write a positive letter.