ταχινή

tachine

swift

from τάχος; curt, i.e. impending:--shortly, swift.

G5031

2 Peter 1:14 · Word #3

Lexicon G5031

Lemmaταχινός
Transliterationtachinós
Strong'sG5031
In-contextswift
Literalswift-quick-soon

Morphology ADJ.P NOM F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaταχινός
Strong'sG5031

SIBI-P1 G5031-01

Swift (feminine one)

Rootταχινός (tachinos)
Core Meaningsswift, quick, speedy, impending, rapid
Semantic Rangeswift, rapid, quick to act, soon to occur, impending
Conceptual SignificanceAs a name meaning "Swift," it reflects the biblical practice of attributive naming, where a characteristic such as speed or promptness becomes an identifying trait, potentially signaling urgency, decisiveness, or imminence within the narrative context.
Morphological NotesGr,NP,,,,NFS = Proper Noun, Nominative, Feminine, Singular. Feminine singular form of the adjective ταχινός used substantivally as a name.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective ταχινός means "swift" or "quick," derived from τάχος (speed). The form ταχινή is nominative feminine singular, here functioning as a proper noun, so the rendering "Swift (feminine one)" preserves both the core sense of rapidity and the grammatical features of feminine gender and singular number in the nominative case.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ταχινός (swift, quick, speedy, impending, rapid)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G5031-02 tachinen swift (feminine singular, accusative)

Word Usage (2 occurrences of G5031)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
2 Peter 1:14 ταχινή tachine swift
2 Peter 2:1 ταχινὴν tachinen swift