Instantly
παραχρῆμαStrong’s G3916parachrēma
Appears in 19 verses of the New Testament
In short
Parachrēma is the Greek word usually translated “immediately” and “so quickly”. It appears in 19 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.”
Meaning
Usually translated “immediately” and “so quickly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- immediately 18
- so quickly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 10
- Acts 7
- Matthew 2
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 21:20And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
- Luke 1:64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
- Luke 4:39And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
- Luke 5:25And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
- Luke 8:44Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
- Luke 8:47And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
Greek dictionary
παραχρῆμα parachrēma · instantly
παραχρῆμα adv. (= παρὰ τὸ χρῆμα), [in LXX: Num.6:9 12:4, Isa.29:5 30:13 (פִּתְאוֹם), etc. ;] on the spot, forthwith, instantly: Mat.21:19-20, Luk.1:64 4:39 5:25 8:44, 47 8:55 13:13 18:43 19:11 22:60, Act.3:7 5:10 12:23 13:11 16:26, 33 (on the usage in Mt, Lk, see Dalman, Words, 28 f.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “instantly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IN'STANTLY, adverb
Immediately; without any intervening time; at the moment.
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.