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Straightway
CategoryArchaic Word
Modern Equivalentimmediately; at once.
KJV Word TypeAdverb
DefinitionImmediately; at once; without delay.
Key Verses"And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him." (Mark 1:18)
KJV Usage NoteOften marks immediate response or rapid movement in Gospel narratives.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not mean “in a straight direction”; it means “immediately.”
EtymologyFrom “straight” in the older sense of direct or immediate + “way.”