Apace (Hastings' Dictionary)
'Apace' meant first of all 'at a foot pace,' i.e. slowly. But before 1611 it had acquired the opp. meaning, 'at a quick pace,' and in that sense only is it used in AV. It occurs 2 S IS'" 'And he came a.' (iiiSn tiVi) ; Ps 68" 'Kings of armies did flee a.' (pYT pir, KV ' flee, they flee') ; Jer 46° ' their mighty ones . . are fled a.' Also in Ps 5S«, Pr. Bk. (and RV, v.') ' like water that runneth a.' ; and Sir 43'' ' He maketh the snow to fall a.' {KaHffrevffe xi-l""^)- Cf.
Ps in Metre 92'— ' When those that lewd and wicked ut spring quickly up like ^raas. And workere of iniquity do flourish all apace. Gallop apac«, you fiery-footed steeds.' Shaks. licnn. arid Jul. til. 2. 1. ' Bmall weeds have grace, great weeds do prow apace.' Rich. It I. ii. 4. 13. J. Hastings. APAME {'Ardiiii). — Daughter of Bartacua, and concubine of Darius I. (I Es 4").
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Apace
Apace a-pas' ("at a pace"): With "come," 2Sa 18:25; "flee," Jer 46:5, for "rapidly," "hastily," "fast," corresponding to a Hebrew idiom that adds emphasis or intensity to an idea by repetition of the word or its equivalent. ⇒See the definition of apace in the KJV Dictionary ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
References
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