adverb
arti
Strong’sG737
now, just now
stem arti-36 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
The word means now or just now — an adverb marking a moment treated as strictly present time, in contrast with whatever came before it or is still to come 13. It is used of something happening at this very moment 1234; of something that has only just happened, drawing a line against the past ("just now," "until now") 13; and of something about to happen, drawing a line against the future ("presently," "from now on," "henceforth") 123. Depending on which of these contrasts is in view, it can be rendered "this hour," "hitherto," "hereafter," or simply "now" 2.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἄρτι,
adv.,[in LXX: Da LXX 9:22 10:11 (עַתָּה), al.;]
adv., of coincidence, denoting strictly present time, as contrasted with past or future,SYN.: νῦν, now, "the objective, immediate present; ἤδη, now, already, "the subjective present, with a suggested reference to some other time or to some expectation". (Thayer, 75.)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G737 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar'-tee
just now
Fromadverb from a derivative of G142 (compare G740) through the idea of suspension;
King Jamesthis day (hour), hence(-forth), here(-after), hither(-to), (even) now, (this) present.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
adverb just, exactly, of coincidence of Time, just now (not in Refs 8th c.BC+
1 mostly of the present, with present tense, Refs 6th c.BC+; opposed to πάλαι, with perfect, τέθνηκεν ἄ.Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄ. ἥκεις ἢ πάλα; Refs 5th c.BC+; ἄ... νῦν or νῦν.. ἄ., Refs 5th c.BC+; later, ={νῦν}, NT+3rd c.BC+; ἄ. καὶ πρώην to-day and yesterday, i. e. very lately, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἕως ἄ. till now, NT+3rd c.AD+: with substantive, ὁ ἄ. λόγοςRefs 5th c.BC+; ἡλικίαν.. τὴν ἄ. ἐκ παίδωνNT+5th c.BC+; ἄ. μὲν.. ἄ. δὲ.. now.. now.., at one time.. at another.., Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 of the past, just now, with imperfect, ἄ. βλάστεσκε uncertain in Refs 5th c.BC+: with aorist, λέξας ἄ.Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to νῦν, ὃ ἄ. ἐρρήθη.. νῦν δὲ.. Refs 5th c.BC+, compare 127c; ἐν τῷ ἄ., opposed to ἐν τῷ νῦν καὶ ἐν τῷ ἔπειτα, Refs
3 in Refs 4th c.BC+ and later also of the future, just now, presently, Refs 2nd c.AD+; also, just at present, πλεύσεις, ἄ. δὲ οὔRefs 2nd c.AD+ (Perh. cognate with Sanskrit ṛtám 'ordinance', ṛtás 'correct'.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
36 occurrences, every one of them listed
arti32×
Matthew 3:15… tos Iēsus legata pros auton; Afiēkasar arti, houtōs gar preparōntem atō ni plērara …“Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for …
Matthew 9:18… auto legarōntos hoti Tas thugatras mu arti teleutata; alla ercharantos epitithasar tan cheiran …… knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and …
Matthew 11:12… taiu hēmeraiu Iōannou tou baptistou heōs arti tas basileias toiu ouranoiu biazotō, kai …… days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been …
Matthew 23:39“now”… vi, ouk mē min horaveia apo arti heōs an legaveia; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos …… I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the …
Matthew 26:29… de vi, ouk mē pinameia apo arti ek houteu teu genēmeu tau ampelau …… this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I …
Matthew 26:53… ton patron mu, kai parastēati mi arti pollotereim dōdeka legiōnain angeloiu?… on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than …
Matthew 26:64… Sis legasa; plēn legamō vi, apo arti horevi ton huion tou anthrōpou kathorōnton …… say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son …
John 2:10… sis tērasē ton kalon oinon heōs arti.… have saved the fine wine until now!”
John 5:17“now”… apokrineta autoi; Tos patros mu heōs arti ergazotō kamis ergazomō.But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
John 9:19… hoti tuflos gennita? pōs oun blepatō arti?… how is it that he can now see?”
John 9:25… oidamē; henem oidamē hoti tuflos arōntos arti blepamō.… do know: I was blind, but now I see!”
John 13:7… Hem mis poiamō sis ouk oidasē arti, gnōskesi de meta houteim.Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later …
John 13:19apo arti legamō vi pro teu genera, hina …I am telling you now before it happens, so that when …
John 13:33… ouk dunovō erchara, kai vi legamō arti.… I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I …
John 13:37… dia tinem ouk dunomō si akolouthara arti? tan psuchan mu huper su tithami.… Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life …
John 14:7… ton patron mu an oidavelē; apo arti gnōskavō auton kai horavē auton.… know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have …
John 16:12“now”… vi legarō, alla ouk dunovō bastazarō arti;… to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear …
John 16:24heōs arti ouk aitava oudenem en te onome …Until now you have not asked for anything …
1 Corinthians 4:11“present”achri tau arti hōrau kai peinanō kai dipsanō kai …To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are …
1 Corinthians 4:13“now”… tou kosmou genina, panteiu peripsēmem heōs arti.… we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
1 Corinthians 8:7“now”… gnōsias; tinois de ta sunētheia heōs arti teu eidōleu hōs eidōlothutem esthialō, kai …But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their …
1 Corinthians 13:12blepanō gar arti dia esoptreu en ainigme, tote de …Now we see but a dim reflection …
1 Corinthians 13:12… ainigme, tote de prosōpem pros prosōpem; arti gnōskamō ek mereu, tote de epignōskemi …… we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I …
1 Corinthians 15:6“now”… ek hoiu tois polloterois menalō heōs arti, tinois de koimila;… at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
1 Corinthians 16:7ouk thelamō gar vin arti en paroda horara, elpizamō gar chronon …… do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to …
Galatians 1:9hōs proleganē, kai arti palin legamō, ei tinos vin euangelizotō …As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is …
Galatians 4:20thelame de pareiarō pros vin arti, kai allaxara tan fōnan mu, hoti …… wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I …
2 Thessalonians 2:7… energotō tau anomiau; monem tos katecharōntos arti heōs ek meseu geneteia.… at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he …
1 Peter 1:6en ho agalliovō, oligem arti ei darōntem lupirantois en poikiloi peirasmoi,In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may …
1 Peter 1:8hon ouk horarantois agapavō, eis hon arti mē horarōntois pisteuarōntois de agalliovō chara …… though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice …
1 John 2:9“now”… misarōntos en ta skotia atō heōs arti.… light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness.
Revelation 14:13“now (on).”… nekrois tois en kurio apothnēskarōntois apo arti. nai, legatō tem pneumem, hina anapauili …… are the dead — those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their …
Arti4×
John 16:31“now”apokrinita autoi Iēsus; Arti pisteuavō?… you finally believe?” Jesus replied.
Galatians 1:10Arti gar anthrōpoin peithamō ē ton theon? …Am I now seeking the approval of men, or …
1 Thessalonians 3:6Arti de ercharantou Timotheou pros nin apo …But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit …
Revelation 12:10… fōnan megan en to ourano legarōntan; Arti geneta tas sōtērēas kai tas dunamias …… a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the …