Strong G737ἄρτι
now
- Transliteration
- arti
- Pronunciation
- ar'-tee
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Detailed definition
ἄρτι
adv., [in LXX: Dan LXX 9:22 10:11 (עַתָּה), al.;]
adv.,
of coincidence, denoting strictly present time, as contrasted with past or future, just, just now, this moment: Mat.3:15 9:18 26:53, Jhn.13:7, Gal.4:20, 1Th.3:6 (see Lft., Notes, 44; Milligan, in l), Rev.12:10; opposite to past time, Jhn.9:19, 25 13:33, 1Co.16:7, Gal.1:9-10; to future, Jhn.13:37 16:12, 31, 1Co.13:12, 2Th.2:7, 1Pe.1:6 1:8; ἄχρι τῆς ἅ. ὥρας, 1Co.4:11; ἕως ἄ., Mat.11:12, Jhn.2:10 5:17 16:24, 1Co.4:13 8:7 15:6, 1Jn.2:9; ἀπ᾽ ἄ., see: ἀπάρτι (see Rutherford, NPhr., 70 f; MM, see word).†
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.) (AS)
adv., [in LXX: Dan LXX 9:22 10:11 (עַתָּה), al.;]
adv.,
of coincidence, denoting strictly present time, as contrasted with past or future, just, just now, this moment: Mat.3:15 9:18 26:53, Jhn.13:7, Gal.4:20, 1Th.3:6 (see Lft., Notes, 44; Milligan, in l), Rev.12:10; opposite to past time, Jhn.9:19, 25 13:33, 1Co.16:7, Gal.1:9-10; to future, Jhn.13:37 16:12, 31, 1Co.13:12, 2Th.2:7, 1Pe.1:6 1:8; ἄχρι τῆς ἅ. ὥρας, 1Co.4:11; ἕως ἄ., Mat.11:12, Jhn.2:10 5:17 16:24, 1Co.4:13 8:7 15:6, 1Jn.2:9; ἀπ᾽ ἄ., see: ἀπάρτι (see Rutherford, NPhr., 70 f; MM, see word).†
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.) (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G737 appears in 35 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- now24
- henceforth3
- present2
- day1
- hereafter1
- hitherto1
- hour1
First verses
- Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
- Matthew 9:18While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.
- Matthew 11:12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
- Matthew 23:39For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 26:29But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.
- Matthew 26:53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
- Matthew 26:64Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
- John 1:51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.
- John 2:10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
- John 5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
- John 9:19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
- John 9:25He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
- John 13:7Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
- John 13:19Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
- John 13:33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
- John 13:37Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.
- John 14:7If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
- John 16:12I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
- John 16:24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
- John 16:31Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἄρτι [ῐ],
adverb just, exactly, of coincidence of Time, just now (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus):)]
1 mostly of the present, with present tense, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 998, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.158, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 534)]; opposed to πάλαι, with perfect, τέθνηκεν ἄ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1283; βεβᾶσιν ἄ. [prev. author] “El.” 1386)]; ἄ. ἥκεις ἢ πάλα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 43a; more fully ἄ. νυνί 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1008)]; ἄ... νῦν or νῦν.. ἄ., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 291a, 291b)]; later, ={νῦν}, [NT+3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 23.26, NT.Gal.1.9, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 1.6.1)]; ἄ. καὶ πρώην to-day and yesterday, i. e. very lately, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Brut.” I, etc.)]; ἕως ἄ. till now, [NT+3rd c.AD+ (NT.Matt.11.12, “POxy.” 936.23 (3rd c.AD))]: with substantive, ὁ ἄ. λόγος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 153e)]; ἡλικίαν.. τὴν ἄ. ἐκ παίδων[NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.25; ἡ ἄ. ὥρα NT.1Cor.4.11, “PMag.Lond.” 1.121.373)]; ἄ. μὲν.. ἄ. δὲ.. now.. now.., at one time.. at another.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 4.)]
2 of the past, just now, with imperfect, ἄ. βλάστεσκε uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 546, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 677, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 454b)]: with aorist, λέξας ἄ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1272; καθῃμάτωσεν ἄ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1160)]; opposed to νῦν, ὃ ἄ. ἐρρήθη.. νῦν δὲ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.130d)], compare 127c; ἐν τῷ ἄ., opposed to ἐν τῷ νῦν καὶ ἐν τῷ ἔπειτα, [Refs ([prev. author] “Men.” 89c.)]
3 in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 26.7 (assuming variant))] and later also of the future, just now, presently, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sol.” 1, 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Μιθριδάτειος” 69, 2nd c.AD: Astrampsychus Onirocriticus “Oracula” 94.2; condemned by 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 12)]; also, just at present, πλεύσεις, ἄ. δὲ οὔ[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Astrampsychus Onirocriticus “Oracula” 92.7: with _imperative_, 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 20.277, etc.)] (Perh. cognate with Sanskrit ṛtám 'ordinance', ṛtás 'correct'.)
adverb just, exactly, of coincidence of Time, just now (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus):)]
1 mostly of the present, with present tense, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 998, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.158, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 534)]; opposed to πάλαι, with perfect, τέθνηκεν ἄ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 1283; βεβᾶσιν ἄ. [prev. author] “El.” 1386)]; ἄ. ἥκεις ἢ πάλα; [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Crito” 43a; more fully ἄ. νυνί 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Lysistrata” 1008)]; ἄ... νῦν or νῦν.. ἄ., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 291a, 291b)]; later, ={νῦν}, [NT+3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 23.26, NT.Gal.1.9, 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus “Antiquitates Judaicae” 1.6.1)]; ἄ. καὶ πρώην to-day and yesterday, i. e. very lately, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Brut.” I, etc.)]; ἕως ἄ. till now, [NT+3rd c.AD+ (NT.Matt.11.12, “POxy.” 936.23 (3rd c.AD))]: with substantive, ὁ ἄ. λόγος[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 153e)]; ἡλικίαν.. τὴν ἄ. ἐκ παίδων[NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 5.4.25; ἡ ἄ. ὥρα NT.1Cor.4.11, “PMag.Lond.” 1.121.373)]; ἄ. μὲν.. ἄ. δὲ.. now.. now.., at one time.. at another.., [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 4.)]
2 of the past, just now, with imperfect, ἄ. βλάστεσκε uncertain in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 546, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 677, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 454b)]: with aorist, λέξας ἄ.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1272; καθῃμάτωσεν ἄ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 1160)]; opposed to νῦν, ὃ ἄ. ἐρρήθη.. νῦν δὲ.. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.130d)], compare 127c; ἐν τῷ ἄ., opposed to ἐν τῷ νῦν καὶ ἐν τῷ ἔπειτα, [Refs ([prev. author] “Men.” 89c.)]
3 in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 26.7 (assuming variant))] and later also of the future, just now, presently, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Sol.” 1, 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Μιθριδάτειος” 69, 2nd c.AD: Astrampsychus Onirocriticus “Oracula” 94.2; condemned by 2nd c.AD: Phrynichus Atticista 12)]; also, just at present, πλεύσεις, ἄ. δὲ οὔ[Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Astrampsychus Onirocriticus “Oracula” 92.7: with _imperative_, 4th-5th c.AD(?): Nonnus Epicus “Dionysiaca” 20.277, etc.)] (Perh. cognate with Sanskrit ṛtám 'ordinance', ṛtás 'correct'.)