Still
ἔτιStrong’s G2089eti
Appears in 83 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eti is the Greek word usually translated “still”, “yet” and “any longer”. It appears in 83 verses of the New Testament.
“Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?”
Meaning
Usually translated “still”, “yet” and “any longer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- still 32
- yet 20
- any longer 15
- any more 6
- while 4
- more 4
- while yet 2
- while still 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 17
- Revelation 14
- Hebrews 13
- Matthew 8
- John 7
- Mark 5
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:13Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
- Matthew 12:46While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
- Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Matthew 18:16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
- Matthew 19:20The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
- Matthew 26:47And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
All 83 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
ἔτι eti · still
ἔτι adv., yet, as yet, still; 1. of time; (a) of the present (adhuc): Mrk.5:35, 1Co.3:3 15:17, Gal.1:10, al.; (b) of the past, mostly with impf.: Mat.12:46, Luk.8:49 15:20, Jhn.20:1, Act.9:1, Rom.5:6, 8, 2Th.2:5, Heb.7:10 9:8, al.; (with) of the future: Luk.1:15, 2Co.1:10; (d) with a neg.: Mat.5:13, Luk.16:2 20:36, Heb.10:2, Rev.3:12 20:3, al. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “still” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
STILL, verb transitive
[G., to put, set, place, Gr., to send, and with style, stool, stall.]
- To stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain; to make quiet; as, to still the raging sea.
- T stop, as noise; to silence.
- To appease; to calm; to quiet; as tumult, agitation or excitement; as, to still the passions.
All definitions and other forms of “still”
STILL, adjective
- Silent; uttering no sound; applicable to animals or to things.
- Quiet; calm; not disturbed by noise; as a still evening.
- Motionless; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still
- Quiet; calm; not agitated; as a still atmosphere.
STILL, noun
Calm; silence; freedom from noise; as the still of midnight. [A poetic word.]
STILL, adverb
- To this time; till now.
- Nevertheless; notwithstanding.
- It precedes or accompanies words denoting increase of degree.
- Always; ever; continually.
- After that; after what is stated.
- In continuation.
STILL, noun
[Latin, to drop. See Distill.]
A vessel, boiler or copper used in the distillation of liquors; as vapor ascending of the still The word is used in a more general sense for the vessel and apparatus. A still house is also called a still
STILL, verb transitive
[Latin]
To expel spirit from liquor by heat and condense it in a refrigeratory; to distill. [See Distill.]
STILL, verb intransitive
To drop. [Not in use. See Distill.]
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.