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Bible Encyclopedias
Instant; Instantly
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Instant is used once in Isaiah 29:5 in the sense of immediate time; elsewhere in the sense of urgent, pressing; Luke 23:23 , where "were instant" is the King James Version translation of the verb ἐπέκειντο ,
Instantly (urgently, steadfastly) is the King James Version rendering of two different Greek phrases, σπουδαίως ,
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Instant; Instantly'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​i/instant-instantly.html. 1915.