ἐξαυτῆς G1824
Immediately, at once, right away; a temporal adverb marking sudden or prompt action.
Derived from 'ex autes' (from that very [hour/moment]), this adverb marks swift, unhesitating action. It appears predominantly in Acts, where Luke uses it to convey narrative urgency: Cornelius sends for Peter 'at once' (Acts 10:33), the men from Caesarea arrive 'immediately' (Acts 11:11), the tribune rushes soldiers down 'immediately' (Acts 21:32), and Claudius Lysias dispatches Paul by night 'at once' (Acts 23:30). In Mark 6:25, Herodias's daughter comes in 'immediately' with her grim request. Spanish 'inmediatamente' and French 'aussitot' both capture the sense of zero delay.
Senses
1. immediately, at once — A temporal adverb meaning 'immediately, at once, right away,' indicating that an action follows another with no intervening delay. Etymologically from 'ex autes (horas)' -- 'from that very (hour).' In Mark 6:25 it describes the alarming speed of Herodias's daughter returning with the request for John's head. In Acts, Luke uses it repeatedly to drive narrative pace: Cornelius's immediate dispatch of servants (10:33), the arrival of the men from Joppa (11:11), the tribune's rapid military response (21:32), and Lysias's overnight transfer of Paul (23:30). Spanish 'inmediatamente' and French 'aussitot' reflect the same temporal immediacy. 6×
AR["الآنَ", "حالًا", "فَوْرًا", "لِلْحَالِ"]·ben["এখনই", "তৎক্ষণাৎ", "সঙ্গে-সঙ্গে"]·DE["sogleich", "ἐξαυτῆς"]·EN["at-once", "immediately"]·FR["aussitôt"]·heb["מִיָּד", "מִיָּד."]·HI["तुरंत", "तुरन्त", "तुरन्त-", "तुरन्त.", "मुझे"]·ID["segera", "sekarang-juga"]·IT["exautes", "exautēs", "subito"]·jav["samenika", "sanalika", "sanalika,", "Énggal", "énggal"]·KO["즉시", "즉시.", "지금-당장"]·PT["imediatamente", "imediatamente,"]·RU["сейчас-же", "тотчас", "тотчас,"]·ES["ahora-mismo", "inmediatamente"]·SW["mara", "mara-moja", "sasa-hivi"]·TR["hemen"]·urd["ابھی", "فوراً"]
Related Senses
H3117 1. day, specific time (2231×)H5704 1. until, unto, as far as (1238×)H8141 1. year, unit of time (880×)H6258 1. and now (421×)G2250 1. day (388×)H5750 1. again, more, further (288×)H5769 1. forever, to eternity (280×)H6256 1. time, period (264×)H2320 1. month, calendar period (260×)H0310a 2. after (temporal) (258×)H3915 1. night, period of darkness (234×)H1242 1. morning (214×)H5750 2. still, yet (continuative) (166×)G5119 1. then (160×)G3568 1. now (147×)G2193 1. until (143×)G3825 1. (141×)G3752 1. (123×)H6153 1. evening, time of day (123×)H0227a 1. then (122×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἐξαυτῆς, adverb, for ἐξ αὐτῆς [τῆς ὁδοῦ], at once, NT+6th c.BC+