International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Instant; Instantly

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Instant; Instantly


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in´stant, in´stant-li: Derivative from Latin instare. Found in English with various meanings from the 15th century to the present time.

Instant is used once in in the sense of immediate time; elsewhere in the sense of urgent, pressing; , where “were instant” is the King James Version translation of the verb ἐπέκειντο, epékeinto; , where it is involved in the verb προσκαρτερέω, proskarteréō; compare . In it stands for the expressive verb ἐπίστηθι, epı́stēthi, “stand to.”

Instantly (urgently, steadfastly) is the King James Version rendering of two different Greek phrases, σπουδαίως, spoudaı́ōs, found in ; and ἐν ἐκτενεία, en ekteneı́a, in . In both cases the American Standard Revised Version renders “earnestly.”