Immediately
ἐξαυτῆςStrong’s G1824exautēs
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Exautēs is the Greek word usually translated “at once” and “immediately”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.”
Meaning
Usually translated “at once” and “immediately”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- at once 4
- immediately 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
- Mark 1
- Philippians 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 10:33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
- Acts 11:11And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
- Acts 21:32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
- Acts 23:30And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
- Philippians 2:23Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
Greek dictionary
ἐξαυτῆς exautēs · immediately
ἐξ-αυτῆς (a κοινή word, = ἐξ αὐτῆς τ. ὥρας) at once, forthwith: Mrk.6:25, Act.10:33 Act.11:11 Act.21:32 Act.23:30, Php.2:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “immediately” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IMME'DIATELY, adverb
Without the intervention of any other cause or event; opposed to mediately.
- Instantly; at the present time; without delay, or the intervention of time.“And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed” Matthew 8:3
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.