adverb

epeita

Greekἔπειτα (epeita)

Strong’sG1899

then, thereafter, afterwards

stem epeit-16 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books

Translated as

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What it means

ἔπειτα, adv. of sequence

[in LXX: Nu 19:10 A, Is 16:2, IV Mac 6:3 *;]

thereupon, thereafter, then: Lk 16:7, Ga 1:21, Ja 4:14; seq. μετὰ τοῦτο, Jo 11:7; μετὰ ἔτη τρία, Ga 1:18; διὰ δεκατεσσάρων ἐτῶν, Ga 2:1; πρῶτον... ἔ., I Co 15:46, I Th 4:17, He 7:2; πρότεφον... ἔ, He 7:27; ἀπαρχὴ... ἔ., I Co 15:23; εἶτα... ἔ., I Co 15:5, 6 (WH, txt.);... ἔ., I Co 15:5-7 (WH, mg.); τρίτον... ἔ. (his), I Co 12:28.†

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

Saidep'-i-tah

thereafter

Fromfrom G1909 and G1534;

King Jamesafter that(-ward), then.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

16 occurrences, every one of them listed

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Luke 16:7“then”epeita hetero legata; Sis de posem ofeilasō? tos de legata; Hekaton koroin sitou; legatō auto; Dechesar su teim grammeim kai grafasar ogdoēkonta.Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.

John 11:7“then”epeita meta houtem legatō toi mathētoi; Aganeiō eis tan Ioudaian palin.and then He said to the disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”

1 Corinthians 12:28“then”kai hoin men titheta tos theos en ta ekklēsa prōtem apostoloin, deuterem profētoin, tritem didaskaloin, epeita dunamiain, epeita charismeim iameiu, antilēmpsiain, kubernēsiain, geneim glōssaiu.And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

1 Corinthians 12:28“then”kai hoin men titheta tos theos en ta ekklēsa prōtem apostoloin, deuterem profētoin, tritem didaskaloin, epeita dunamiain, epeita charismeim iameiu, antilēmpsiain, kubernēsiain, geneim glōssaiu.And in the church God has appointed first of 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 hoiu tois polloterois menalō heōs arti, tinois de koimila;After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:7“then”epeita horita Iakōbo, eita toi apostoloi pantoi;Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

1 Corinthians 15:23“then”hekastos de en te idie tagme; aparchas Christos, epeita tois tou Christou en ta parousia autou;But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.

1 Corinthians 15:46“then”alla ouk prōtem tem pneumatikem alla tem psuchikem, epeita tem pneumatikem.The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.

Galatians 1:21“then”epeita erchama eis teim klimeim tau Suriau kai tau Kilikiau.Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

1 Thessalonians 4:17“then”epeita nis tois zōarōtois tois perileipirōtois hama sun autoi harpazini en nefelai eis apantēsian tou kuriou eis aēron; kai houtōs pantote sun kurio eni.After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.

Hebrews 7:2“then”ho kai dekatan apo panteiu merizata Abraam, prōtem men hermēneuirōtos basilevos dikaiosunau epeita de kai basilevos Salēm, hem atō basilevos eirēnau,and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

Hebrews 7:27“then”hos ouk echatō kata hēmeran anankan, hōsper tois archierevois, proterem huper taiu idiaiu hamartaiu thusiain anaferarō, epeita taiu tou laou houtem gar poiata efapax heauton anaferaratos;Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.

James 3:17“then”tas de anōthen sofias prōtem men hagnas atō, epeita eirēnikas, epieikas, eupeithas, mestas eleseu kai karpoiu agathoiu, adiakritas, anupokritas;But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

James 4:14“then”hotinois ouk epistevō tem tau aurion poias tas zōas vu; atmias gar avō tas pros oligem fainerōtas, epeita kai afanizirōtas;You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

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Galatians 1:18“then”Epeita meta eteim treis anerchama eis Hierosolumeim historara Kēfon, kai epimenama pros auton hēmerain dekapente;Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

Galatians 2:1“then”Epeita dia dekatessares eteiu palin anabainama eis Hierosolumeim meta Barnabaou sumparalambaratos kai Titon;Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.