Definition

from that hour, i.e. instantly

Etymology

from G1537 (ἐκ) and the genitive case singular feminine of G846 (αὐτός) (G5610 (ὥρα) being understood);

Where the KJV renders it

• by and by
• immediately
• presently
• straightway

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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