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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”
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Is the Trinity explicitly taught in the Bible?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
Where it appears
147 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 3:2 ADV1 Corinthians 7:14 ADV1 Corinthians 12:20 ADV1 Corinthians 14:6 ADV1 Corinthians 16:12 ADV1 John 2:18 ADV1 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.