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ἤδη
AY-day
already, now
adverb
Appears 61× in the Greek New Testament — common.

In the New Testament

John 11:39: "ἤδη ὄζει" (he already stinks — Lazarus has been dead four days!). Marks something that has happened.

Memory Hook

AY-day — "ALREADY by mid-day" — ἤδη = already, now.

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