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straightway

Meaning of “straightway”

Immediately; at once; without delay.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
42 occurrences42 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 9:13

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Luke 5:39
No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 5:39 · retained source text

No man also hauing drunke olde wine, straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

Luke 8:55
And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Luke 8:55 · retained source text

And her spirit came againe, and shee arose straightway: and hee commanded to giue her meat.

Luke 12:54
¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
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1611 witness · Luke 12:54 · retained source text

¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the West, straightway yee say, There commeth a showre, and so it is.

1611 marginal noteMatt. 16.2.

Luke 14:5
And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?
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1611 witness · Luke 14:5 · retained source text

And answered them, saying, Which of you shall haue an asse or an oxe fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?

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Historical definitions

Immediately; without loss of time or delay.

volume 2, leaf 679, column 1 (main_dictionary)