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Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g1824 Greek: exautes

Forthwith:

"at once" (from, ek, "out of," and autes, the genitive case of autos, "self or very," agreeing with "hour" understood, i.e., "from that very hour"), is translated "forthwith" in the RV in Mar 6:25 (AV, "by and by"); Act 10:33 (AV, "immediately"); 11:11 (ditto); 21:32 (ditto); 23:30 (AV, "straightway"); Phl 2:23 (AV, "presently"). The word is frequent in the period of the koine Greek (see Preface).
See IMMEDIATELY, PRESENTLY, STRAIGHTWAY.

2 Strong's Number: g2112 Greek: eutheos

Forthwith:

"at once, straightway" (from the adjective, euthus, "straight"), is translated "forthwith," in the AV of Mat 13:5; 26:49; (it occurs in some mss. in Mar 5:13; the RV omits it); Act 12:10; 21:30 (RV, "straightway," in each place).
See IMMEDIATELY, SHORTLY, STRAIGHTWAY.

3 Strong's Number: g2117 Greek: euthus

Forthwith:

an alternative adverb to No. 2, is translated "forthwith" in the AV of Mar 1:29; 1:43 (in the best mss.), and Jhn 19:34 (RV, "straightway").
See ANON, IMMEDIATELY, STRAIGHTWAY.

Note: Parachrema, a synonymous word denoting "instantly, on the spot," is not translated "forthwith" in AV or RV.
See IMMEDIATELY.

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