What does παραχρῆμα (parachrēma) mean in the Bible?
παραχρῆμα (parachrēma) is a Greek word meaning "instantly".
Greek · G3916
παραχρῆμα
Instantly
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παραχρῆμα G3916
Pronunciation parachrēma
What does παραχρῆμα (parachrēma) mean in the Bible?
παραχρῆμα (parachrēma) is a Greek word meaning "instantly".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3916?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include immediately (9), at once (4), . . . (1), At that instant (1), imminently (1).
Where does παραχρῆμα (parachrēma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (10), Acts (6), Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It immediately 9× Matthew 21:19, Luke 1:64, Luke 5:25, Luke 8:44
at once 4× Luke 4:39, Luke 8:55, Acts 3:7, Acts 16:26
. . . 1× Luke 8:47
At that instant 1× Acts 5:10
imminently 1× Luke 19:11
so quickly 1× Matthew 21:20
without delay 1× Acts 16:33
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:19 παραχρῆμα to immediately Adverb Matthew 21:20 παραχρῆμα to so quickly Adverb Luke 1:64 παραχρῆμα to Immediately Adverb Luke 4:39 παραχρῆμα to at once Adverb Luke 5:25 παραχρῆμα to immediately Adverb Luke 8:44 παραχρῆμα to immediately Adverb Luke 8:47 παραχρῆμα to . . . Adverb Luke 8:55 παραχρῆμα to at once Adverb Luke 13:13 παραχρῆμα to immediately Adverb Luke 18:43 παραχρῆμα to Immediately Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:19
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Luke 10 Acts 6
Source forms
παραχρῆμα 17x parachrēma Matthew 21:19, Matthew 21:20, Luke 1:64, Luke 4:39
Παραχρῆμα 1x Parachrēma Acts 12:23
Parsing patterns
Adverb 18x Matthew 21:19, Matthew 21:20, Luke 1:64, Luke 4:39
Evidence Summary
Greek word. instantly
Strong's G3916
Lexical occurrences 18 verses Greek text appearances 19 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 18 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
instantly
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
adv. (= παρὰ τὸ χρῆμα), [in LXX: Num.6:9 12:4, Isa.29:5 30:13 (פִּתְאוֹם), etc. ;] on the spot, forthwith, instantly: Mat.21:19-20, Luk.1:64 4:39 5:25 8:44, 47 8:55 13:13 18:43 19:11 22:60, Act.3:7 5:10 12:23 13:11 16:26, 33 (on the usage in Mt, Lk, see Dalman, Words, 28 f.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 19 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:19 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Matthew 21:20 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 1:64 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 4:39 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 5:25 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 8:44 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 8:47 Adverb
παραχρῆμα. paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 8:55 Adverb
παραχρῆμα· paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 13:13 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 18:43 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 19:11 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Luke 22:60 Adverb
παραχρῆμα, paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Acts 3:7 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Acts 5:10 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Acts 9:18 Adverb
παραχρῆμα, paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verse Acts 12:23 Adverb
παραχρῆμα paracrhma
instantly, immediately
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 18
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 21:19 · Matt 21:20 · Luke 1:64 · Luke 4:39 · Luke 5:25 · Luke 8:44 · Luke 8:47 · Luke 8:55 · Luke 13:13 · Luke 18:43 · Luke 19:11 · Luke 22:60 · Acts 3:7 · Acts 5:10 · Acts 12:23 · Acts 13:11 18×
Word Origins
παραχρῆμα is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain