ἔτι G2089
Still, yet; marking temporal continuity or, with negation, cessation ('no longer, not anymore')
A common Greek adverb of time that signals something is ongoing or persists up to a given moment. In its positive use it means 'still' or 'yet,' as when the disciples are told the Father still speaks (Matt 17:5). When paired with negation particles like οὐκέτι or μηκέτι, the sense flips to 'no longer' or 'not anymore,' as in Hebrews 10:2 where conscience no longer accuses. German 'noch,' French 'encore,' and Hebrew עוֹד all mirror this dual capacity of a single temporal marker.
Senses
1. still, yet (temporal continuity) — Temporal continuity: 'still, yet' — signals that a state or action persists into the present or expected future. German 'noch,' French 'encore,' Korean '아직,' and Hindi 'अभी' all converge on unbroken duration. Prominent in narrative transitions like Matt 26:47 ('while he was still speaking') and Matt 17:5 ('he was still speaking when a bright cloud overshadowed them'). 65×
AR["بَعدُ", "بَعْدُ", "بَلْ", "بَيْنَمَا-هُوَ", "حَتَّى", "لَا-يَزَالُ", "وَهُوَ-لَا-يَزَالُ"]·ben["আর", "এখনও", "তখনও"]·DE["noch"]·EN["Still", "even", "still", "yet"]·FR["encore"]·heb["עוֹד", "עוֹדֶנּוּ"]·HI["अब", "अब-भी", "अभि", "अभि-भि", "अभी", "अभी-भी", "अभी-से", "और", "फिर-भी"]·ID["Masih", "Sementara", "juga", "lagi", "masih", "sejak", "selagi"]·IT["ancora"]·jav["Taksih", "isih", "malih", "nalika", "taksih", "wiwit"]·KO["게다가", "더-이상", "아직"]·PT["ainda"]·RU["Ещё", "ещё"]·ES["aún", "más", "todavía"]·SW["akiwa-bado", "bado", "hata"]·TR["ayrıca", "daha", "hala", "henüz", "hâlâ"]·urd["اب", "اب-تک", "ابھی", "اور", "مزید"]
Matt 17:5, Matt 19:20, Matt 26:47, Matt 26:65, Matt 27:63, Mark 5:35, Mark 12:6, Mark 14:43, Mark 14:63, Luke 1:15, Luke 9:42, Luke 14:22 (+38 more)
2. no longer, not anymore (negated continuity) — Negated continuity: 'no longer, not anymore' — when governed by negation (οὐκέτι, μηκέτι), the adverb marks the cessation of a previously ongoing state. Cross-lingual glosses still render the bare adverb the same way (Spa. 'aún,' Fr. 'encore'), relying on context for the reversal. Key passages include Luke 16:2 ('you can no longer be steward') and Heb 10:2 ('no longer any consciousness of sins'), where the end of a condition carries theological weight. 28×
AR["بَعدُ", "بَعْدَ-الآنَ", "بَعْدُ"]·ben["আর", "আর,", "আর;", "আরও"]·DE["noch"]·EN["any", "any-longer", "any-more", "anymore", "longer", "still"]·FR["encore"]·heb["עוֹד"]·HI["अब", "और", "और,", "और।", "फिर", "फिर,", "फिर;"]·ID["juga,", "lagi", "lagi,", "lagi.", "lagi;"]·IT["ancora"]·jav["malih", "taksih"]·KO["나가겠다", "다시", "더-이상", "더이상", "여전히"]·PT["ainda", "e-ainda", "mais"]·RU["более", "больше", "ещё", "уже", "уже,", "уже;"]·ES["además", "aún", "más", "más,", "más.", "ya"]·SW["bado-", "tena", "tena,", "tena.", "tena;"]·TR["artık", "daha-da-", "daha-fazla", "ve-"]·urd["اب", "اور", "مزید", "نیز", "پھر"]
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
ἔτι [ῐ], adverb: __I of Time, __I.1 of the Present, yet, still, ἔ. μοι μένος ἔμπεδον Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔτ᾽ ἐκ βρέφεος ever since babyhood, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔ. καὶ ἐκ παρόντων variant in Refs 5th c.BC+ __I.2 of the Past, mostly with imperfect, ἀήθεσσον γὰρ ἔτ᾽ αὐτῶν Refs 8th c.BC+: with aorist, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔ. πρότερον, πρόσθεν, Refs 5th c.BC+: with the sense, already, γεγονέναι ἔ. οὐχ ἧττον ἢ…