ἤδη, adverb (from Homer down; on the derivation see Vanicek, p. 745; Peile, p. 395), in the N. T. everywhere of time, now, already (Latinjam): Mat_3:10; Mat_5:28; Mat_14:15; Mar_4:37; Mar_11:11; Luk_7:6; Luk_12:49; (Luk_24:29 T WH Tr text, L Tr marginal reading brackets); Joh_4:35(),; (that all things were now finished and that nothing further remained for him to do or to suffer); Act_27:9; Rom_13:11 (that it is already time to wake up and indulge no longer in sleep); 1Co_4:8, and often; νῦν ... ἤδη, now already (Latinjamnunc): 1Jn_4:3; ἤδη πότε, now at last, at length now: with future Rom_1:10; (with aorist Php_4:10. Synonym: see ἄρτι, at the end)

ἤδη ēdē 62x before now, now, already, Mat_3:10 ; Mat_5:28 ; ἤδη ποτέ , at length, Rom_1:10 ; Php_4:10

ἤδη , adv. , in NT, always of time; now, already: Mat_3:10 , Mar_4:37 , Luk_7:6 , Joh_4:36 , al. ; νῦν . . . ἤ ., now already , 1Jn_4:3 ; ἤ . ποτέ , now at length, c . fut ., Rom_1:10 ( cf. ἄρτι ).

ἤδη [page 278] For the idea of logical proximity and immediateness (cf. Bδumlein Griech. Partikeln , p. 138 ff.) which underlies this word and is perhaps to be seen in 1Co_6:7 (cf. Ellicott ad l. ), we may cite the common use of the adverb in magical incantations, e.g. P Par 574 .1245 (iii/A.D.) ( = Selections , p. 114) ἔξελθε , δαῖμον , . . . καὶ ἀπόστηθι ἀπὸ τοῦ δ (ε )ῖ (να ) ἄρτι ἄρτι ἤδη , P Lond 121 .873 (iii/A.D.) (= I. p. 96) ἐν [τ ]ῇ ἄρτι ὤρᾳ ἤδη ἤδη ταχὺ ταχύ : see also Deissmann BS , p. 289, Archiv i. p. 426. Other examples of the word are P Fay 109 .4 (early i/A.D.) τοὺς τρεῖς στατῆρες ( l. ας ) οὓς εἴρηκέ σοι Σέλευκος δῶναί μοι ἤδη δὸς Κλέωνι , the three staters which S. told you to give me, now give to C., P Ryl II. 77 .46 (A.D. 192) κα [ὶ ] ὀφείλει στεφῆναι , ἤδη γὰρ ἡ ἀρχὴ ἀδιάπτωτός ἐστιν τῇ πόλ (ει ), and he ought to be crowned, for the office is now secured to the city (Edd.). For ἤδη οὖν see P Tebt II. 423 .4 (early iii/A.D.) ὲ̣μ̣αθον εἰληφότα παρ᾽ Ἀματί [ο ]υ τὸν ἄρακα . ἤδη οὖν ὡς δι [ε ]τάγη χωρησάτω εἰς τὴν Τ̣βεκλ̣υ̣̑τιν̣ χορτάρακός τε καὶ ἄρακος μ [ο ]ν̣α̣χὸς ε̣ἰς σπέρματα , I have learned that you have received the aracus from Amatius. Now therefore, as was ordered, let the grass-aracus and the aracus go alone to Tbeklutis for seed, and for ἤδη ποτέ , now at length, as in Rom_1:10 ( some near day at last, SH), Php_4:10 , see the ostrakon from Thebes of A.D. 192 published in LAE , p. 186 (= Meyer Ostr 57 .6 ) καὶ ἤδη ποτὲ δὸς τῇ ἐμῇ παιδίσκῃ τὰς τοῦ πυ (ροῦ ), and now at length give my maid the (artabae) of wheat : cf. also Epict iii. 24. 9 οὐκ ἀπογαλακτίσομεν ἤδη ποθ᾽ ἑαυτούς ;

ἤδη adv., in NT, always of time; now, already: Mat.3:10, Mrk.4:37, Luk.7:6, Jhn.4:36, al.; νῦν . . . ἤ., now already, 1Jn.4:3; ἤ. ποτέ, now at length, with fut., Rom.1:10 (cf. ἄρτι) (AS)