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The next day

ἐπαύριονStrong’s G1887

epaurion

Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament

In short

Epaurion is the Greek word usually translated “next day”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.

“Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,”
Matthew 27:62 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “next day”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • next day 17

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 10
  • John 5
  • Matthew 1
  • Mark 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἐπαύριον epaurion · the next day

ἐπ-αύριον, adv. [in LXX for מָחָר, Gen.30:33, elsewhere, Exo.9:6, al., for מׇחֳרָת ;] on the morrow: in NT, ἡ ἐ. (sc. ἡμέρα), Mat.27:62, Mrk.11:12, Jhn.1:29, Act.10:9, al (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.