adverb
epeita
Strong’sG1899
then, thereafter, afterwards
stem epeit-16 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
ἔπειτα is an adverb marking sequence in time, meaning then, thereafter, afterwards 124. It signals what comes next in a series of events or items, often used together with words like "first" to lay out an order — first this, then that 1. It is used of a following action or stage after a preceding one has been mentioned, whether the two are simply consecutive or set against each other 13.
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
ἔπειτα, adv. of sequence
[in LXX: Nu 19:10 A, Is 16:2, IV Mac 6:3 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1899 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect and Doric dialect ἔπειτε(ν) (which see), adverb, (ἐπί, εἶτα):
I of mere Sequence, without any notion of cause, thereupon, thereafter, then, frequently from Refs: when in strong opposition to the former act or state, with past tenses, thereafter, afterwards; with future, hereafter, ἢ πέφατ᾽ ἢ καὶ ἔ. πεφήσεται Refs 8th c.BC+; ὃς δ᾽ ἔπειτ᾽ ἔφυ, opposed to ὅστις πάροιθεν ἦν, Refs: in Hom.frequently with other Advs., αὐτίκ᾽ ἔ. Refs 8th c.BC+; even ἔνθα.. ἔ. 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.297; δὴ ἔ. 8.378: usually with reference to a former act, just then, at the time, Refs; frequently in narrative, πρῶτα μὲν.., αὐτὰρ ἔ. Refs 8th c.BC+; by ἔ. alone, Refs; by ἔ. δέ.. ἔ. δέ.. ἔ..., Refs; πρὶν μέν.., ἔ. δέ.. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 724; ἔ. γε 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 147c, etc., falsa lectio inRefs; κἄπειτα, frequently in Trag., Refs
I.2 with Article, τὸ ἔ. what follows, τό τ᾽ ἔ. καὶ τὸ μέλλον καὶ τὸ πρίν Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ ἐς τὸ ἔ. δόξα Refs 5th c.BC+
I.3 like{εἶτα}, with a finite Verb after a participle, μειδήσασα δ᾽ ἔ. ἑῷ ἐγκάτθετο κόλπῳ she smiled and then placed it in her bosom, Refs: frequently in Trag. and Attic dialect, Refs: so frequently when participle and Verb are opposed, marking surprise or the like, and then, and yet, nevertheless, τὸ μητρὸς αἷμα.. ἐκχέας πέδοι ἔ. δώματ᾽ οἰκήσει πατρό; Refs 5th c.BC+; also κἄπειτα after a participle, Refs
I.4 in apodosi (never at the beginning of the clause; in Refs
I.4.a after a Temporal conjunction, then, thereafter, ἐπεὶ δὴ σφαίρῃ πειρήσαντο, ὀρχείσθην δὴ ἔ. when they had done playing at ball, then they danced, Refs; after ἐπεί, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὁπότε, Refs; ὅτε,Refs
I.4.b after a Conditional conjunction, then surely, εἰ δ᾽ ἐτεὸν δὴ.. ἀγορεύεις, ἐξ ἄρα δή τοι ἔ. θεοὶ φρένας ὤλεσαν if thou speakest sooth, then of a surety have the gods infatuated thee, Refs; so after ἤν, Refs; also when the apodosis takes the form of a question, εἰ μὲν δὴ ἕταρόν γε κελεύετέ μ᾽ αὐτὸν ἑλέσθαι, πῶς ἂν ἔ. Ὀδυσῆος λαθοίμη; how can I in such a case? Refs; when a condition is implied in relative pronoun, ὃν (={εἴ τινα}) μέν κ᾽ ἐπιεικὲς ἀκουέμεν, οὔ τις ἔ. τόν γ᾽ εἴσεται 1.547; ὃν (={εἴ τινα}) δέ κ᾽ ἐγὼν ἀπάνευθε μάχης ἐθέλοντα νοήσω μιμνάζειν, οὔ οἱ ἔ. ἄρκιον ἐσσεῖται 2.392.
II of Sequence in thought, i.e. Consequence or Inference, then, therefore, ξεῖν᾽, ἐπεὶ ἂρ δὴ ἔ... μενεαίνεις 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.185 Refs; rarely at the beginning, ἔπειθ᾽ ἑλοῦ γε θάτερα 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 345.
II.2 in telling a story, νῆσος ἔ. τις ἔστι now, there is an island, Refs
II.3 in Attic dialect frequently to introduce emphatic questions, why then.. ? ἔ. τοῦ δέε; Refs; mostly to express surprise, or to sneer, and so forsooth..? and so really..? ἔ. οὐκ οἴει φροντίζειν [τοὺς θεοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων]; Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently with δῆτα added, ἔ. δῆτα δοῦλος ὢν κόμην ἔχει; Refs
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.
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Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Luke 16:7epeita hetero legata; Sis de posem ofeilasō? …Then he asked another, ‘And how much …
John 11:7epeita meta houtem legatō toi mathētoi; Aganeiō …and then He said to the disciples, “Let …
1 Corinthians 12:28… prōtem apostoloin, deuterem profētoin, tritem didaskaloin, epeita dunamiain, epeita charismeim iameiu, antilēmpsiain, kubernēsiain, …… all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with …
1 Corinthians 12:28“then”… deuterem profētoin, tritem didaskaloin, epeita dunamiain, epeita charismeim iameiu, antilēmpsiain, kubernēsiain, geneim glōssaiu.… all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
1 Corinthians 15:6“then”epeita horita epanō pentakosioi adelfoi efapax, ek …… that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are …
1 Corinthians 15:7epeita horita Iakōbo, eita toi apostoloi pantoi;Then He appeared to James, then to …
1 Corinthians 15:23… en te idie tagme; aparchas Christos, epeita tois tou Christou en ta parousia …… his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong …
1 Corinthians 15:46… prōtem tem pneumatikem alla tem psuchikem, epeita tem pneumatikem.… not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.
Galatians 1:21“then”epeita erchama eis teim klimeim tau Suriau …Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
1 Thessalonians 4:17“then”epeita nis tois zōarōntois tois perileiporōntois hama …After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them …
Hebrews 7:2… Abraam, prōtem men hermēneuorōntos basilevos dikaiosunau epeita de kai basilevos Salēm, hem atō …… his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king …
Hebrews 7:27… huper taiu idiaiu hamartaiu thusiain anaferarō, epeita taiu tou laou houtem gar poiata …… first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people …
James 3:17… anōthen sofias prōtem men hagnas atō, epeita eirēnikas, epieikas, eupeithas, mestas eleseu kai …… above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy …
James 4:14… gar avō tas pros oligem fanorōntas, epeita kai afanizorōntas;… appears for a little while and then vanishes.
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Galatians 1:18“then”Epeita meta eteim treis anerchama eis Hierosolumeim …Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer …
Galatians 2:1“then”Epeita dia dekatessares eteiu palin anabainama eis …Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied …