Lexical Definition

‎προσφάτως‎ prosphátōs (pros-fat'-oce) recently ^G:ADV
adverb from ‎πρόσφατος‎

lately.

• recently

Abbott-Smith

προσφάτως, adv. (v.s. πρόσφατος), [in LXX: De 24:5 (חָדָשׁ), Jth 4:3, 5, Ez 11:3, II Mac 14:36*;]
recently: Ac 18:2 (v. MM, Exp., xxi).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

Included with: προσφάτως, ον,

fresh, not decomposed, of a corpse miraculously preserved, νῦν δέ μοι ἑρσήεις καὶ π. ἐν μεγάροισιν κεῖσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νεκρὸς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+].; τροφὴ ἔτι π. (i.e. before digestion begins) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; [ζῷα] τὰ πεπωκότα πόμα π. which have taken a recent drink, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of fish, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐχῖνοι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; of poultry, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; [κρέα] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ζῷα π., opposed to salted, [Refs 5th c.BC+], gloss on{ποταίνια} in [Refs]; καρποί, ἔλαιον, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ῥίζαι [σιλφίου] [LXX+5th c.BC+] = recently entertained); ὕδωρ newly-drawn well-water, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; αἷμα uncoagulated, opposed to πεπηγότες θρόμβοι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σπέρμα, οὖρον, [Refs]

__2 of events and actions, recent, δίκαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λύπη defined as δόξα πρόσφατος κακοῦ παρουσίας [Refs 4th c.BC+]; [πράγματα] [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ὄγκοι (={οἰδήματα}) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; βήξ, i.e. not yet chronic, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; γάλα, i.e. lately begun to be secreted, [Refs]; of persons, recent in date, of Homer, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μάρτυρες.. οἱ μὲν παλαιοὶ οἱ δὲ π. [Refs] the cases of us poor men are served up fresh, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; νεαλὴς καὶ π. fresh (because recently imprisoned), [Refs]
__3 new, οὐκ ἔστι πᾶν π. ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον [LXX]; οὐκ ἔσται ἐν σοὶ θεὸς π.[LXX+NT+4th c.AD+]
__II adverb -τως newly, lately, π. ἠγγελμένων [LXX+4th c.BC+]; perhaps slaughtered for (the occasion).)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Num.6.3 ☩ LXX.Eccl.1.9 ☩ LXX.Ps.80.10* ☩ Heb.10.20 ☩ LXX.Deut.24.5}