1824. exautés
Strong's Lexicon
exautés: Immediately, at once, forthwith

Original Word: ἐξαυτῆς
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: exautés
Pronunciation: ex-ow-TACE
Phonetic Spelling: (ex-ow'-tace)
Definition: Immediately, at once, forthwith
Meaning: immediately, instantly, at once.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek preposition "ἐκ" (ek, meaning "out of" or "from") and the pronoun "αὐτός" (autos, meaning "self" or "same").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "ἐξαυτῆς," the concept of immediacy can be found in Hebrew words like "מִיָּד" (miyad), meaning "immediately" or "at once."

Usage: The adverb "ἐξαυτῆς" is used in the New Testament to denote an action that occurs immediately or without delay. It emphasizes the promptness or urgency of an event or response.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the New Testament, the concept of immediacy was significant in conveying the urgency and divine authority of Jesus' actions and teachings. The use of "ἐξαυτῆς" would have underscored the miraculous and authoritative nature of events, particularly in a culture that valued promptness and decisiveness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ek and gen. sing. fem. of autos
Definition
at once, forthwith
NASB Translation
immediately (2), moment (1), once (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1824: ἐξαυτῆς

ἐξαυτῆς and ἐξ αὐτῆς (so Rec. Mark 6:25) (scil. ὥρας (Winers Grammar, 591f (550); Buttmann, 82 (71))), on the instant; forthwith: Mark 6:25; Acts 10:33; Acts 11:11; Acts 21:32; Acts 23:30 (R G WH); Philippians 2:23. (Cratin. in Bekker anecd. i., p. 94; Theogn:, Aratus, Polybius, Josephus, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by and by, immediately, presently

From ek and the genitive case singular feminine of autos (hora being understood); from that hour, i.e. Instantly -- by and by, immediately, presently, straightway.

see GREEK ek

see GREEK autos

see GREEK hora

Forms and Transliterations
εξαυτης εξαυτής ἐξαυτῆς exautes exautês exautēs exautē̂s
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 6:25 Adv
GRK: Θέλω ἵνα ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοι
NAS: you to give me at once the head
KJV: thou give me by and by in a charger
INT: I desire that at once you give to me

Acts 10:33 Adv
GRK: ἐξαυτῆς οὖν ἔπεμψα
NAS: I sent for you immediately, and you have been kind enough
KJV: Immediately therefore I sent
INT: At once therefore I sent

Acts 11:11 Adv
GRK: καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐξαυτῆς τρεῖς ἄνδρες
NAS: And behold, at that moment three men
KJV: three men already come unto
INT: And Behold at once three men

Acts 21:32 Adv
GRK: ὃς ἐξαυτῆς παραλαβὼν στρατιώτας
NAS: At once he took along [some] soldiers
KJV: Who immediately took soldiers
INT: who at once having taken with [him] soldiers

Acts 23:30 Adv
GRK: ἄνδρα ἔσεσθαι ἐξαυτῆς ἔπεμψα πρὸς
NAS: I sent him to you at once, also
KJV: the man, I sent straightway to thee,
INT: man to be [carried out] at once I sent [him] to

Philippians 2:23 Adv
GRK: περὶ ἐμὲ ἐξαυτῆς
NAS: to send him immediately, as soon as I see how
KJV: I hope to send presently, so soon as I
INT: concerning me at once

Strong's Greek 1824
6 Occurrences


ἐξαυτῆς — 6 Occ.















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