Ēdē ἤδη

Ēdē (Greek ἤδη, Strong's G2235) is a Greek adverb meaning “already”. It occurs 61 times in 56 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Ēdē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 3:10
  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
• Matthew 5:28
  But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Matthew 14:15
  And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
• Matthew 14:24
  But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
• Matthew 15:32
  Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.”
• Matthew 17:12
  But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
• Matthew 24:32
  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

Mark

• Mark 4:37
  And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped.
• Mark 6:35
  And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:By now the hour was already late. So the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late.
• Mark 8:2
  I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:“I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
• Mark 11:11
  And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
• Mark 13:28
  Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
• Mark 15:42
  And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
• Mark 15:44
  And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

Luke

• Luke 3:9
  And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
• Luke 7:6
  Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
• Luke 11:7
  And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’
• Luke 12:49
  I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
• Luke 14:17
  And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
• Luke 19:37
  And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
• Luke 21:30
  When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand.When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near.
• Luke 23:44
  And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
• Luke 24:29
  But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.

John

• John 3:18
  He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
• John 4:35
  Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
• John 4:51
  And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth.And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
• John 5:6
  When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?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
  And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was already dark, and Jesus had not yet gone out to them.
• John 7:14
  Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.About halfway through the feast, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
• John 9:22
  These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
• John 9:27
  He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?He replied, “I already told you, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?”
• John 11:17
  Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb.
• John 11:39
  Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
• John 13:2
  And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
• John 15:3
  Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
• John 19:28
  After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
• John 19:33
  But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
• John 21:4
  But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
• John 21:14
  This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.

Acts

• Acts 4:3
  And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
• Acts 27:9
  Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,

Romans

• Romans 1:10
  Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
• Romans 4:19
  And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
• Romans 13:11
  And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.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 we first believed.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 4:8
  Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!
• 1 Corinthians 5:3
  For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
• 1 Corinthians 6:7
  Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Philippians

• Philippians 3:12
  Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
• Philippians 4:10
  But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.Now I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 2:7
  For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.

1 Timothy

• 1 Timothy 5:15
  For some are already turned aside after Satan.For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:18
  Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
• 2 Timothy 4:6
  For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 3:1
  This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking

1 John

• 1 John 2:8
  Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.Then again, I am also writing to you a new commandment, which is true in Him and also in you. For the darkness is fading and the true light is already shining.
• 1 John 4:3
  And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).