Dictionary entry

σπουδαῖος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σπουδαῖος, -α, -ον

(< σπουδή), [in LXX: Ez 41:25 *;]

in haste; hence, zealous, eager, diligent, earnest: seq. ἐν, II Co 8:22; compar., -οτεροσςib. 17 (here in superl. sense, v. Bl., § 44, 3) 22.†