Lexical Definition
παραχρῆμα parachrēma (par-akh-ray'-mah) instantly G:ADV
from παρά and χρῆμα (in its original sense)
forthwith, immediately, presently, straightway, soon.
- at the thing itself, i.e. instantly
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| παραχρῆμα | immediately | Matt.21.19 • Luke.1.64 • Luke.4.39 • Luke.5.25 • Luke.8.44 • Luke.8.47 • Luke.8.55 • Luke.13.13 • Luke.18.43 • Luke.19.11 • Luke.22.60 • Acts.3.7 • Acts.5.10 • Acts.9.18 • Acts.12.23 • Acts.16.26 • Acts.16.33 |
| so quickly | Matt.21.20 | |
| παραχρῆμά | Immediately | Acts.13.11 |
| παραχρήμα | immediate | LXX.Isa.29.5 |
| immediately | LXX.Num.6.9 • LXX.Num.12.4 • LXX.Job.5.3 • LXX.Job.39.30 • LXX.Job.40.12 • LXX.Ps.40.15 • LXX.Isa.30.13 • LXX.Isa.30.13 |
Abbott-Smith
παραχρῆμα, adv. (= παρὰ τὸ χρῆμα), [in LXX: Nu 6:9 12:4, Is 29:5 30:13 (פִּתְאֹם), etc.;]
on the spot, forthwith, instantly: Mt 21:19, 20, Lk 1:64 4:39 5:25 8:44, 47, 55 13:13 18:43 19:11 22:60, Ac 3:7 5:10 12:23 13:11 16:26, 33 (on the usage in Mt, Lk, v. Dalman, Words, 28 f.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 6:9 · 12:4 |
| Isaiah | 29:5 · 30:13 |
| Matthew | 21:19 · 21:20 |
| Luke | 1:64 · 4:39 · 5:25 · 8:44 · 8:47 · 8:55 · 13:13 · 18:43 · 19:11 · 22:60 |
| Acts | 3:7 · 5:10 · 12:23 · 13:11 · 16:26 · 16:33 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
παραχρῆμα,
adverb for παρὰ τὸ χρῆμα (compare χρέος) on the spot, forthwith, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάλαι τε καὶ οἱ πλεῖστοι π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ταχέως καὶ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; at the moment, π. τέρψασαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ π. the present, opposed to τὰ μέλλοντα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ π. ἀνάγκη present necessity, [Refs]; τὸ π. περιχαρές[Refs]; τὸ π. ἡδύ immediate pleasure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ τοῦ π. λέγειν to speak offhand, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λέγειν ἀπὸ τοῦ π. [Refs]; ἐν τῷ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] and Attic dialect Prose than in later writers (hence explained by [παραχρῆμα· παραυτίκα.., εὐθέως),compare 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Fragmenta” 106.3, “SIG” 577.12 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC), 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Camillus” 42; νόμοι ἐκ τοῦ π. κείμενοι 4th c.AD: Julianus Imperator ">Refs 3rd c.BC+] ad Them.262a; ἐκ τοῦ π. εἰπεῖν [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐν τῷ π. [Refs 1st c.AD+] —hence Cobet treats ἄρτι, εὐθύς, εὐθέως, when joined with παραχρῆμα as glosses, π. ἄρτι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐθέως π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὐθὺς π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 in later writers, with genitive, π. τῆς εὐεργεσίας [Refs 4th c.BC+]