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ἔπειτα

epeitathenHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentAdverb16 occurrences7 books15 verses

Definition

ἐπειτα, adv. of sequence

[in LXX: Numbers 19:10 A, Isaiah 16:2, 4Ma.6.3 * ;]

thereupon, thereafter, then: Luke 16:7, Galatians 1:21, James 4:14; before μετὰ τοῦτο, John 11:7; μετὰ ἔτη τρία, Galatians 1:18; διὰ δεκατεσσάρων ἐτῶν, Galatians 2:1; πρῶτον . . . ἔ., 1 Corinthians 15:46, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, Hebrews 7:2; πρότεφον . . . ἔ, Hebrews 7:27; ἀπαρχὴ . . . ἔ., 1 Corinthians 15:23; εἶτα . . . ἔ., 1 Corinthians 15:5-6 (WH, txt.); . . . ἔ., 1 Corinthians 15:5-7 (WH, mg.); τρίτον . . . ἔ. (his), 1 Corinthians 12:28.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. Luke 16:7Ἔπειτα · Then
    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.
  2. John 11:7ἔπειτα · and then
    …and then He said to the disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.”
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:28ἔπειτα · then; ἔπειτα · [and]
    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.
  4. 1 Corinthians 15:6ἔπειτα · After that
    After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
  5. 1 Corinthians 15:7ἔπειτα · Then
    Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles.
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:23ἔπειτα · then
    But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
  7. 1 Corinthians 15:46ἔπειτα · and then
    The spiritual, however, was not first, but the natural, and then the spiritual.
  8. Galatians 1:18Ἔπειτα · Only after
    Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
  9. Galatians 1:21Ἔπειτα · Later
    Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
  10. Galatians 2:1Ἔπειτα
    Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
  11. 1 Thessalonians 4:17ἔπειτα · After that
    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.
  12. Hebrews 7:2ἔπειτα · Then
    …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.”
  13. Hebrews 7:27ἔπειτα · and then
    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.
  14. James 3:17ἔπειτα · then
    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
  15. James 4:14ἔπειτα · then
    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.