adverb
eita
Strong’sG1534
then, thereafter, next
stem eit-15 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
εἶτα marks the sequence of one thing after another. Most often it means then, next, after that, used of a sequence in time—listing events or steps one after another, or marking what comes next in a series 1234.
It can also introduce a further point in an argument, meaning furthermore, moreover 12.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
εἶτα
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1534 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidi'-tah
a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreover
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamesafter that(-ward), furthermore, then.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect εἶτεν (which see, compare ἔπειτα, -εν), adverb, used to denote the Sequence of one act or state upon another:
I of Sequence in time, without any notion of Cause, then, next, πρῶτα μέν.., εἶτα.. Refs 5th c.BC+; soon, presently, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἶτα τί τοῦτ; well, what then? Refs 5th c.BC+; εἶτα.. τότε then.. after that, Refs 5th c.BC+ then.., next.., then.., after that.., etc., Refs 4th c.BC+; with πάλιν, Refs; εἶτ᾽ οὖν also, Refs 5th c.BC+
I.2 frequently with finite Verb after a participle, expressing surprise or incongruity, and then, and yet, μή μοι προτείνων κέρδος εἶτ᾽ ἀποστέρει Refs 5th c.BC+
II to denote Consequence, and so, therefore, accordingly; especially in questions or exclamations to express surprise, indignation, contempt, sarcasm, and the like, and then..? and so..? κᾆτ᾽ οὐ δέχονται λιτά; Refs 5th c.BC+; κᾆτα ποῦ᾽ στιν ἡ δίκ; Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
eita15×
Mark 4:17“then”… rizan en heautoi alla proskairois alō, eita generantau thlipsiau ē diōgmou dia ton …But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they …
Mark 4:28automatas tas gēas karpoforatō, prōtem chorton, eita stachuon, eita plēron siton en to …… produces a crop— first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens …
Mark 4:28… gēas karpoforatō, prōtem chorton, eita stachuon, eita plēron siton en to stachuo.… first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
Mark 8:25“then”eita palin epitithata tain cheirain epi toin …Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes …
Luke 8:12“then”… para tan hodan alō tois akouarantois, eita erchotō tos diabolos kai airatō ton …The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
John 13:5“then”eita balatō hudem eis ton niptēron, kai …… that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet …
John 19:27eita legatō to mathēto; Ide tas mētēras …Then He said to the disciple, “Here …
John 20:27eita legatō to Thōmo; Ferasōr ton daktulon …Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your …
1 Corinthians 15:5kai hoti horita Kēfo, eita toi dōdeka;… that He appeared to Cephas and then to the Twelve.
1 Corinthians 15:7epeita horita Iakōbo, eita toi apostoloi pantoi;Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
1 Corinthians 15:24eita tem telem, hotan paradōateiō tan basileian …Then the end will come, when He …
1 Timothy 2:13Adam gar prōtos plassita, eita Hevas;For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
1 Timothy 3:10kai houtois de dokimazolōr prōtem, eita diakonalōr anenklētois arōntois.Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let …
Hebrews 12:9eita toin men tau sarkau nu patroin …Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers …
James 1:15eita tas epithumias sullabarantas tiktatō hamartan, tas …Then after desire has conceived, it gives …