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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

is always used of time in the NT and means "now, at (or by) this time," sometimes in the sense of "already," i.e., without mentioning or insisting upon anything further, e.g., 1 Timothy 5:15 . In 1 Corinthians 4:8; 1 John 2:8 , the RV corrects the AV "now," and, in 2 Timothy 4:6 , the AV, "now ready to be," by the rendering "already."

See also John 9:27 (AV, "already," RV, "even now") and 1 Corinthians 6:7 (AV, "now," RV, "already").

Notes: (1) Phthano, "to anticipate, be beforehand with," signifies "to attain already," in Philippians 3:16 . See ATTAIN , COME , PRECEDE.

(2) Proamartano, "to sin before, or heretofore," is translated "have sinned already" in 2 Corinthians 12:21 , AV; both versions have "heretofore" in 2 Corinthians 13:2 .