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G2112 εὐθέως (euthéōs)
Greek
Adverb
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Quick Definition

immediately, soon

Strong's Definition

directly, i.e. at once or soon

Derivation: adverb from G2117 (εὐθύς);

KJV Usage: anon, as soon as, forthwith, immediately, shortly, straightway

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

εὐθέως, adverb (from εὐθύς), straightway, immediately, forthwith: Mat_4:20; Mat_4:22; Mat_8:3, and often in the historical books, especially Mark's Gospel (where, however, T Tr WH have substituted εὐθύς in some 35 out of 41 cases); elsewhere only in Gal_1:16; Jas_1:24; Rev_4:2, (for τΔΜϊΐΰΙν, Job_5:3). shortly, soon: 3Jn_1:14. (From Sophocles down.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

εὐθέως eutheōs 36x immediately, instantly, at once, Mat_8:3 ; Mat_13:5 immediately.

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

εὐθέως , adv. ( < εὐθύς ), [in LXX : Job_5:3 ( H6597 ), Wis_5:12 , 1Ma_11:12 , al. ;] straightway, at once, directly: Gal_1:16 , Jas_1:24 , 3Jn_1:14 ( cf. Dalman, Words , 28 f .), Rev_4:2 , and freq . in Mt, Lk, Jo, Ac (in Mk, εὐθύς ), q.v. ).

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

εὐθέως [page 261] εὐθέως , the more common Hellenistic form for εὐθύς and εὐθύ , is found before both vowels and consonants : cf. Schmid Atticismus iii. p. 126 and Mayser Gr. p. 245. The following may serve as exx. of its use P Par 63 xi. 55 (B.C. 165) ἠβου [λόμ ]ην μὲν εὐθέως καταπλεύσας ὀφθῆ [ν ]αί σοι κατὰ τὸ ἐπιβάλλον , P Tebt I. 39 .10 (B.C. 114) εὐθέως παραλαβὼν Τρύχαμβον , P Ryl II. 229 .9 (A.D. 38) ἐρωτῶ σε ἐκ παντὸς τρόπου εὐθέως μοι πέ [μ ]ψαι τὰς ἄλλας (ἀρτάβας ) γ̄ , ib. 230 .10 (A.D. 40) μὴ [ο ]ὖν ἄλλως ποιή [σ ]ῃ (ς ) μὴ ἵνα δόξωμέν σε εὐθέως ἠλλάχθαι τὰ πρὸς ἡμᾶς , do not neglect this, lest we think you to have become all at once estranged towards us (Edd.), P Fay 119 .34 ( c. A.D. 100) εὐθέος πέμσις τὰ κτήνη , send the animals at once, and BGU II. 423 .8 (ii/A.D.) (= Selections , p. 91) εὐθέως ὅτε εἰσῆλθον εἰς Μησηνούς , ἔλαβα βιάτικον παρὰ Καίσαρος χρυσοῦς τρεῖς , straightway when I entered Misenum, I received my travelling money from Caesar, three gold pieces.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

εὐθέως [Etym: adverb of εὐθύς, q. v.]

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

εὐθέως adv. (εὐθύς), [in LXX: Job.5:3 (פִּתְאוֹם), Wis.5:12, 1Ma.11:12, al. ;] straightway, at once, directly: Gal.1:16, Jas.1:24, 3Jn.14 (cf. Dalman, Words, 28 f.), Rev.4:2, and frequently in Mt, Lk, Jo, Ac (in Mk, εὐθύς), which see) (AS)

Bible Occurrences (86)

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