Recently
προσφάτωςStrong’s G4373prosphatōs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Prosphatōs is the Greek word usually translated “recently”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.”
Meaning
Usually translated “recently”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- recently 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
προσφάτως prosphatōs · recently
προσφάτως adv. (see: πρόσφατος), [in LXX: Deu.24:5 (חָדָשׁ), Jdth.4:3, 5, Eze.11:3, 2Ma.14:36 2Mac 14:16 ;] recently: Act.18:2 (see MM, Exp., xxi).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “recently” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RE'CENTLY, adverb
Newly; lately; freshly; not long since; as advices recently received; a torn recently built or repaired; an isle recently discovered.
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.