ēdē · already

What it means

ēdē (ἤδη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “already”.

By now.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Shows that something has happened or is at hand, sooner than one thought.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• already ×51
• now ×9

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×7
• Mark×8
• Luke×10
• John×16
• Acts×3
• Romans×2
• 1 Corinthians×4
• Philippians×3
• 2 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• 2 Timothy×2
• 2 Peter×1
• 1 John×2

• Matthew 3:10

  And already the ax is laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

• Matthew 5:28

  But I tell you that everyone who looks at a woman in order to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

• Matthew 14:15

  When evening came, the disciples came to him, saying, “The place is deserted, and the hour has already passed; send the crowds away, so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

• Matthew 14:24

  But the boat was already many stadia away from the land, battered by the waves, for the wind was against it.

• Matthew 15:32

  And Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been staying with me three days already and they do not have anything to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.”

• Matthew 17:12

  But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer by them.”

• Matthew 24:32

  Now from the fig tree learn the parable: when its branch has already become tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

• Mark 4:37

  And a great windstorm arises, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling.

• Mark 6:35

  And when it was already late, his disciples came to him and were saying, “This place is deserted, and it is already late;

• Mark 8:2

  “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have now been with me three days and they have nothing to eat;

• Mark 11:11

  And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and having looked around at everything, since the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

• Mark 13:28

  Now from the fig tree learn the parable: when its branch has already become tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.

• Mark 15:42

  And when evening had already come, since it was the day of Preparation, which is the day before the Sabbath,

• Mark 15:44

  But Pilate was amazed that he was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had been dead long.

• Luke 3:9

  And even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

• Luke 7:6

  And Jesus was going with them. And when he was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

• Luke 11:7

  and that one from inside answers and says, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything’?

• Luke 12:49

  I came to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish that it were already kindled!

• Luke 14:17

  And he sent his slave at the hour of the dinner to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

• Luke 19:37

  And as he was now drawing near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice for all the miracles that they had seen,

• Luke 21:30

  When they already put out leaves, seeing it you know for yourselves that summer is already near.

• Luke 23:44

  And it was already about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour,

• Luke 24:29

  And they urged him, saying, “Stay with us, because it is toward evening and the day is already far spent.” And he went in to stay with them.

• John 3:18

  Whoever believes in him is not judged; but whoever does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

• John 4:35

  Do you not say, ‘There are still four months, and then the harvest comes’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes and see the fields, that they are white for harvest. Already

• John 4:51

  And as he was already going down, his slaves met him, saying that his boy was alive.

• John 5:6

  When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been in that condition a long time, he says to him, “Do you want to become well?”

• John 6:17

  and getting into a boat, they were crossing the sea to Capernaum. And it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.

• John 7:14

  When the feast was already half over, Jesus went up into the temple and was teaching.

• John 9:22

  His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed him to be Messiah, he would be put out of the synagogue.

• John 9:27

  He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Surely you too do not want to become his disciples?”

• John 11:17

  So when Jesus came, he found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

• John 11:39

  Jesus says, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, says to him, “Lord, by now he stinks, for it is the fourth day.”

• John 13:2

  And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart that Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, should hand him over,

• John 15:3

  You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.

• John 19:28

  After this, Jesus, knowing that all was already finished, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, says, “I am thirsty.”

• John 19:33

  but when they came to Jesus, as they saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.

• John 21:4

  When it was already early morning, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

• John 21:14

  This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after being raised from the dead.

• Acts 4:3

  And they laid hands on them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening.

And 20 more times.