adverb
exautēs
Greekἐξαυτῆς (exautēs)
Strong’sG1824
immediately, instantly
stem exaut-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
* ἐξ-αυτῆς
(a κοινή word, = ἐξ αὐτῆς τ. ὥρας)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1824 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidex-ow'-tace
from that hour, i.e. instantly
Fromfrom G1537 and the genitive case singular feminine of G846 (G5610 being understood);
King Jamesby and by, immediately, presently, straightway.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
exautēs6×
Mark 6:25“at once”kai eisercharatas euthuos meta spoudau pros ton basilevon aiteta legarōtas; Thelamō hina exautēs dōaseia mi epi pinaxo tan kefalan Iōannou tou baptistou.At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
Acts 10:33“immediately”exautēs oun pempama pros sin, sis tē kalōs poiasa paragineratos. nun oun pantois nis enōpion tou theou pareianō akouara panteim teim prostassirēteim si hupo tou kuriou.So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
Acts 11:11“at that very moment”kai idou exautēs treis anērois efistanala epi tan oikian en ha ane, apostelirētois apo Kaisareiau pros min.Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
Acts 21:32“immediately”hos exautēs paralambaratos stratiōtoin kai hekatontarchēoin katatrechata epi autoin, tois de horaratois ton chiliarchon kai toin stratiōtoin pauela tuptarōtois ton Paulon.Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Acts 23:30“at once”mēnuiratau de mi epiboulau eis ton anēron eri exautēs pempama pros sin, parangellaratos kai toi katēgoroi legarō pros auton epi su.When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
Philippians 2:23“at once”houton men oun elpizamō pempara hōs an aforameia teim peri min exautēs;So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.