King James Version

2 Timothy 1:17

But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “earnestly” (σπουδαίως) before he sought here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “more earnest” (σπουδαιότερον) before he sought here.

ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butγενόμενοςgenomenoswhen he wasγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he was”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.when he wasἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inῬώμῃrhōmēRomeῬώμηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Rome”, the to- or for-formG4516Rome, the famous city on the Tiber, the capital of the Roman Empire.Romeσπουδαίωςspoudaiōsvery diligentlyσπουδαίωςadverb — “very diligently”G4709diligently, earnestly, zealously.This verse uses “diligently”.very diligentlyἐζήτησένezētēsento seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to seek”, a single actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὗρεν—heurenfoundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.found

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

σπουδαιότερονspoudaioteronvery diligentlyσπουδαῖος (spoudaios)adverb — “very diligently”G4705diligent, earnest, zealous, eager.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;

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American Standard Version (1901)

but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

Young’s Literal Translation

but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;

World English Bible

but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently and found me

Darby Translation

but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found [me] —

Douay-Rheims

But when he was come to Rome, he carefully sought me, and found me.

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