Instant
στιγμήStrong’s G4743stigmē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Stigmē is the Greek word usually translated “moment”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.”
Meaning
Usually translated “moment”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a moment 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
στιγμή stigmē · instant
στιγμή, -ῆς, ἡ (στίζω, to prick), [in LXX: Isa.29:5 (פֶּתַע), 2Ma.9:11 * ;] a prick, a point; metaphorically, σ. χρόνου, a moment: Luk.4:5.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “instant” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IN'STANT, adjective
[Latin instans, insto.]
- Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer” Romans 12:12
- Immediate; without intervening time; present.
- Quick; making no delay.
- Present; current.
All definitions and other forms of “instant”
IN'STANT, noun
A point in duration; a moment; a part of duration in which we perceive no succession, or a part that occupies the time of a single thought.
- A particular time.
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.