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νῦν
nŷn · Greek · Strong's G3568 · 147 occurrences
The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “present”
What it means
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
a primary particle of present time;
How the KJV renders it
henceforth, of late, soon, present, this
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“present”
“soon”
“this”
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Where it appears
147 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 3:2 · ADV
I fed you with milk, not with solid food, for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, you aren’t ready even now,
1 Corinthians 7:14 · ADV
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
1 Corinthians 12:20 · ADV
But now they are many members, but one body.
1 Corinthians 14:6 · ADV
But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?
1 Corinthians 16:12 · ADV
Now concerning Apollos the brother, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not at all his desire to come now; but he will come when he has an opportunity.
1 John 2:18 · ADV
Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.
1 John 2:28 ADV1 John 3:2 ADV1 John 4:3 ADV1 Peter 1:12 ADV1 Peter 2:10 ADV1 Peter 2:25 ADV1 Peter 3:21 ADV1 Thessalonians 3:8 ADV1 Timothy 4:8 ADV1 Timothy 6:17 ADV2 Corinthians 5:16 ADV2 Corinthians 6:2 ADV2 Corinthians 7:9 ADV2 Corinthians 8:13 ADV2 Corinthians 13:2 ADV2 John 1:5 ADV2 Peter 3:7 ADV2 Peter 3:18 ADV2 Thessalonians 2:6 ADV2 Timothy 1:10 ADV2 Timothy 4:10 ADVActs 3:17 ADVActs 4:29 ADVActs 5:38 ADVActs 7:4 ADVActs 7:34 ADVActs 7:52 ADVActs 10:5 ADVActs 10:33 ADVActs 12:11 ADVActs 13:11 ADVActs 13:31 ADVActs 15:10 ADVActs 16:36 ADVActs 16:37 ADVActs 17:30 ADVActs 18:6 ADVActs 20:22 ADVActs 20:25 ADVActs 20:32 ADVActs 22:16 ADVActs 23:15 ADVActs 23:21 ADVActs 24:25 ADVActs 26:6 ADVActs 27:22 ADVColossians 1:24 ADVColossians 1:26 ADVEphesians 2:2 ADVEphesians 3:5 ADVEphesians 3:10 ADVEphesians 5:8 ADVGalatians 1:23 ADVGalatians 2:20 ADV
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.