adverb
parachrēma
Strong’sG3916
instantly, immediately
stem parachrēm-18 times in the New Testamentin 3 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
παραχρῆμα means instantly, immediately, on the spot, forthwith 1234. It describes something happening right at the moment, without any delay 13. Strong's derives the word from the idea of "at the thing itself," giving it the sense of happening at once, and also glosses it with the related words presently, straightway, and soon 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
παραχρῆμα,
adv.(= παρὰ τὸ χρῆμα), [in LXX: Nu 6:9 12:4, Is 29:5 30:13 (פִּתְאֹם), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3916 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
adverb for παρὰ τὸ χρῆμα (compare χρέος) on the spot, forthwith, Refs 5th c.BC+; πάλαι τε καὶ οἱ πλεῖστοι π. Refs 5th c.BC+; ταχέως καὶ π. Refs 5th c.BC+; at the moment, π. τέρψασαι Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ π. the present, opposed to τὰ μέλλοντα, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ π. ἀνάγκη present necessity, Refs; τὸ π. περιχαρέςRefs; τὸ π. ἡδύ immediate pleasure, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκ τοῦ π. λέγειν to speak offhand, Refs 5th c.BC+; λέγειν ἀπὸ τοῦ π. Refs; ἐν τῷ π. Refs 5th c.BC+ and Attic dialect Prose than in later writers (hence explained by Refs 3rd c.BC+ ad Them.262a; ἐκ τοῦ π. εἰπεῖν Refs 1st c.AD+; ἐν τῷ π. Refs 1st c.AD+ —hence Cobet treats ἄρτι, εὐθύς, εὐθέως, when joined with παραχρῆμα as glosses, π. ἄρτι Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐθέως π. Refs 5th c.BC+; εὐθὺς π. Refs 4th c.BC+
2 in later writers, with genitive, π. τῆς εὐεργεσίας Refs 4th 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.
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
parachrēma18×
Matthew 21:19“at once”… geneteia eis ton aiōnon; kai xēranita parachrēma tas sukas.… He said. And immediately the tree withered.
Matthew 21:20“at once”… horarantois tois mathētois thaumazala legarōntois; Pōs parachrēma xēranita tas sukas?When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
Luke 1:64anoigita de tem stomem autou parachrēma kai tas glōssas autou, kai lalate …Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his …
Luke 4:39“immediately”… epitimata to pureto, kai afiēkata autan; parachrēma de anastēarantas diakonate autoi.… her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
Luke 5:25kai parachrēma anastēarantos enōpion autoiu, airarantos epi hem …And immediately the man stood up before them …
Luke 8:44… teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou, kai parachrēma stēata tas rusias teu haimeu autau.… the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
Luke 8:47… pantou tou laou kai hōs iita parachrēma.… touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
Luke 8:55… epistrefata tem pneumem autau, kai anastēata parachrēma, kai diatassata auta dōira esthiara.Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed …
Luke 13:13kai epitithata auta tain cheirain; kai parachrēma anorthita, kai doxazate ton theon.… placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to …
Luke 18:43kai parachrēma anablepata, kai akolouthate auto doxazarōntos ton …Immediately he received his sight and followed …
Luke 19:11“immediately”… Ierousalēm auton kai dokarō autoin hoti parachrēma mellatō tas basileias tou theou anafanorō;… parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
Luke 22:60… Anthrōpor, ouk oidamē hem legasō. kai parachrēma ēti lalarōntou autou fōnata alektōros.… are talking about,” Peter replied. And immediately, while he was still speaking, the …
Acts 3:7“immediately”… auton tau dexau cheirau egerata auton; parachrēma de stereoila tais basiais autou kai …Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
Acts 5:10“immediately”piptata de parachrēma pros toin podoin autou kai ekpsuchata; …… instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her …
Acts 12:23parachrēma de pataxata auton angelos kuriou anti …Immediately, because Herod did not give glory …
Acts 13:11… mē bleparōntos ton hēlion achri kairou. parachrēma de piptata epi auton achluas kai …… see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him …
Acts 16:26“immediately”… teim themelieim teu desmōtērieu, anoigila de parachrēma tais thurais pantais, kai pantoiu teim …… earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came …
Acts 16:33“immediately”… baptizita autos kai tois autou pantois parachrēma,… their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.