Bible Dictionary
Instant, Instantly
In the Authorized Version, instant or instantly often means urgent or urgently. It can describe earnest persistence, pressing appeal, or fervent action.
Definition
In the Authorized Version, instant and instantly commonly mean urgent, urgently, or fervently. The words can describe pressing action, earnest appeal, or persistent and intense conduct.
Biblical Usage
The supplied passages use the terms for urgent requests, pressing appeals, and fervent persistence.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
in the Authorized Version, means urgent, urgently or fervently, as will be seen from the following passages: (Luke 7:4; 23:23; Acts 26:7; Romans 12:12)