adverb
ēdē
Strong’sG2235
now, already
stem ēd-60 times in the New Testamentin 13 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
ἤδη is a time adverb meaning already, now, by this time 124. It marks something as having happened, or being the case, at the point already reached, rather than earlier or later 13. In the New Testament it is always used of time 1, as in statements that something is already so or has already occurred 1. It can combine with other time-words for emphasis, as in νῦν ἤδη, "now already" 1, or ἤδη ποτέ, "now at length," used with a future verb 1.
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
Strong’s G2235 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
adverb:
1 already, by this time, νὺξ ἤ. τελέθει 'tis already night, Refs 8th c.BC+: with numerals, ἤ. γὰρ τρίτον ἔτος Refs 8th c.BC+; ἦν δ᾽ ἦμαρ ἤ. δεύτερονRefs
2 forthwith, immediately, φρονέω δὲ διακρινθήμεναι ἤ. Ἁργείους καὶ Τρῶας Refs 8th c.BC+; στείχοις ἂν ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἤδη.. στέλλεσθ; Refs; μετὰ τοῦτ᾽ ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἤ. ποτέ now at length, Mitteis Refs 2nd c.AD+; on the verso of a letter, urgent, immediate, PCair. Zen.154 Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἤ. ἤ. ταχὺ ταχύ Refs
3 opposed to to the future or past, actually, now, οὐκ ὄναρ, ἀλλ᾽ ὕπαρ ἤ. Refs 8th c.BC+; οἱ μὲν τάχ᾽, οἱ δ᾽ ἐσαῦθις, οἱ δ᾽ ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ τάχ᾽, ἀλλ᾽ ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἤ. χάρις present favour, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 of logical proximity, ἤ. γὰρ ἂν προστίθεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἐκ τούτων ἤ. συγκείμεναRefs; τοῦτο τοὔπος δεινὸν ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ πάντα τὰ πράγματα διαφθείραντα ταῦτ᾽ ἐστὶν ἤ. Refs 4th c.BC+
4.b καὶ ἤ. and further, as well, ἐμέ τε καὶ σὲ καὶ τἆλλ᾽ ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+
4.c for instance, Refs
4.d only then, then and not before, τότ᾽ ἤδη Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐνταῦθ᾽ ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+
5 with superlative, ὦ πάντων ἀνδρῶν ἤ. μάλιστα.. κτησάμενε up to this time, Refs 5th c.BC+: with comparative, ἤδη.. λόγου μέζων Refs 5th c.BC+
II joined with other words of time, ἤ. νῦν now already, Refs 8th c.BC+; νῦν ἤ. Refs 8th c.BC+; ποτ᾽ ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; πάλαι ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἤ. τότε even then, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπεὶ ἤ. Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰ ἤ. Refs 8th c.BC+; τὸ τηνίκ᾽ ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ λοιπὸν ἤ. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἤ. γε even now, Refs 4th c.BC+
III of place, ἀπὸ ταύτης ἤ. Αἴγυπτος after this Egypt begins, Refs 5th c.BC+
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.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
60 occurrences, every one of them listed
ēdē58×
Matthew 3:10“already”ēdē de tas axinas pros tan rizan …The axe lies ready at the root of the …
Matthew 5:28… bleparōntos gunaikan pros tem epithumara autan ēdē moicheuata autan en ta kardia autou.… woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his …
Matthew 14:15… atō tos topos kai tas hōras ēdē parerchata; apoluasar toin ochloin, hina apercharantois …… desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they …
Matthew 14:24tem de ploiem ēdē stadioin polloin apo tau gēau apechate, …but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the …
Matthew 15:32“now”… legata; Splanchnizomō epi ton ochlon, hoti ēdē hēmerais treis prosmenalō mi kai ouk …… Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing …
Matthew 17:12legamō de vi hoti Ēliaos ēdē erchata, kai ouk epignōskala auton alla …… I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize …
Matthew 24:32“already”… tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau geneteia hapalos kai …Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves …
Mark 4:37“already”… kumeim epibalate eis tem ploiem, hōste ēdē gemizorō tem ploiem.… and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
Mark 6:35Kai ēdē hōrau pollau generantau prosercharantois auto tois …By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to …
Mark 6:35… hoti Erēmos atō tos topos, kai ēdē hōras pollas;… desolate place, and the hour is already late.
Mark 8:2“now”Splanchnizomō epi ton ochlon hoti ēdē hēmerais treis prosmenalō mi kai ouk …“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing …
Mark 11:11… tem hierem; kai peribleperantos panteim opse ēdē arōntau tau hōrau exerchata eis Bēthanian …… at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany …
Mark 13:28“already”… tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau hapalos geneteia kai …Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves …
Mark 15:42Kai ēdē opsēau generantau, epei ate paraskevas, hem …Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day …
Mark 15:44tos de Pilatos thaumazata ei ēdē thnēskatē, kai proskalerantos ton kenturiōnon eperōtata …… surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion …
Luke 3:9“already”ēdē de kai tas axinas pros tan …… lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree …
Luke 7:6“by this time”tos de Iēsus poreuote sun autoi. ēdē de autou ouk makran apecharōntou apo …So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house …
Luke 11:7… apokrinirantos legateia; Mē mi kopoin parechasōr; ēdē tas thuras kleiotē, kai teim paidieim …… not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I …
Luke 12:49… tan gēan, kai tinem thelamō ei ēdē anaptita?… and how I wish it were already kindled!
Luke 14:17… deipneu legara toi kalorēntoi; Erchovōr, hoti ēdē hetoimeim atō.… been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
Luke 19:37“by this time”engizarōntou de autou ēdē pros ta katabasia teu Oreu taiu …And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God …
Luke 21:30“now”hotan proballaleia ēdē, bleparōntois apo heautoiu gnōskavō hoti ēdē …… you can see for yourselves and know that summer …
Luke 21:30“already”… ēdē, bleparōntois apo heautoiu gnōskavō hoti ēdē engus tem therem atō;… you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
Luke 23:44Kai ate ēdē hōsei hōras hektas kai skotem geneta …It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness …
Luke 24:29“now”… hoti pros hesperan atō kai klinatē ēdē tas hēmeras. kai eiserchata teu menara …… with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
John 3:18… ouk krinotō; tos de mē pisteuarōntos ēdē krinotē, hoti mē pisteuatē eis tem …… but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not …
John 4:35“already”… chōrain hoti leukais alō pros therismon; ēdē… at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
John 4:51“now”ēdē de autou katabainarōntou tois doulois autou …And while he was still on the way, his servants met him …
John 5:6“already”… Iēsus katakeiorōnton, kai gnōskarantos hoti pollon ēdē chronon echatō, legatō auto; Thelasō hugios …When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
John 6:17… tau thalassau eis Kafarnaoum. kai skotias ēdē genatelē kai oupō erchatelē pros autoin …… the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet …
John 9:22… gonevois autou hoti fobole toin Ioudaioin, ēdē gar suntitholelē tois Ioudaiois hina ean …… the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus …
John 9:27apokrinita autoi; Legama vi ēdē kai ouk akouava; tinem palin thelavō …He replied, “I already told you, and you did not …
John 11:17… oun tos Iēsus heuriskata auton tessares ēdē hēmerain echarōnton en te mnēmeie.… arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
John 11:39“by this time”… tas adelfas tou teleutarēntou Marthas; Kurior, ēdē ozatō, tetartaios gar atō.… Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
John 13:2kai deipneu genorōnteu, tou diabolou ēdē balarēntou eis tan kardian hina paradōateia …… was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas …
John 15:3ēdē vis katharois avō dia ton logon …You are already clean because of the word I …
John 19:28Meta houtem horarēntos tos Iēsus hoti ēdē panteim telotē hina teleiiteia tas grafas …After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the …
John 19:33… de ton Iēsun ercharantois, hōs horala ēdē auton thnēskarēnton, ouk kateagala autou teim …… Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His …
John 21:4“now”Prōiau de ēdē generantau stēata Iēsus eis ton aigialon; …… the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the …
John 21:14houtem ēdē tritem fanerita tos Iēsus toi mathētoi …This was now the third time that Jesus appeared …
Acts 4:3“already”… eis tan aurion, ate gar hesperas ēdē.… because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
Acts 27:9Hikanou de chronou diagenerantou kai arōntou ēdē episfalou tou plouou dia tem kai …By now much time had passed, and the …
Acts 27:9… plouou dia tem kai tan nēsteian ēdē parercharē, parainate tos Paulos… had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after …
Romans 1:10… taiu proseuchaiu mu, dorōntos ei pōs ēdē pote euodimi en te thelēme tou …… prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I …
Romans 13:11“already”… houtem oidarēntois ton kairon, hoti hōras ēdē vin ek hupnou egerira, nun gar …And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when …
1 Corinthians 4:8Ēdē korennuorēntois avō, ēdē ploutava, chōris nu basilava; kai ofelon …Already you have all you want. Already …
1 Corinthians 5:3… te sōme pareiarōntos de te pneume, ēdē krinamē hōs pareiarōntos ton houtōs houtem …… you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who …
1 Corinthians 6:7ēdē men oun holōs hēttēmem vi atō …… means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why …
Philippians 3:12Ouk hoti ēdē labama ē ēdē teleiomē, diōkamō de …Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already …
Philippians 3:12Ouk hoti ēdē labama ē ēdē teleiomē, diōkamō de ei kai katalabameia, …… already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press …
Philippians 4:10Chairima de en kurio megalōs hoti ēdē pote anathallava tem huper mu fronarō, …Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord …
2 Thessalonians 2:7tem gar mustēriem ēdē energotō tau anomiau; monem tos katecharōntos …For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who …
1 Timothy 5:15ēdē gar tinais ektrapila opisō tou Satanou.For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.
2 Timothy 2:18… peri tan alētheian astochala, legarōntois anastasian ēdē genarē, kai anatrepalō tan tinoiu pistian.… They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith …
2 Timothy 4:6Mis gar ēdē spendomō, kai tos kairos tau analusiau …For I am already being poured out like a drink …
2 Peter 3:1Houtan ēdē, agapētoir, deuteran vi grafamō epistolan, en …Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both …
1 John 2:8… paragotō kai tem fōtem tem alēthinem ēdē fanatō.… fading and the true light is already shining.
1 John 4:3… kai nun en to kosmo atō ēdē.… heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
Ēdē2×
John 7:14“already”Ēdē de tau heortau mesarōntau anabainata Iēsus …… halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the …
1 Corinthians 4:8Ēdē korennuorēntois avō, ēdē ploutava, chōris nu …Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us …