Then
ἔπειταStrong’s G1899epeita
Appears in 15 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epeita is the Greek word usually translated “then” and “thereafter”. It appears in 15 verses of the New Testament.
“Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.”
Meaning
Usually translated “then” and “thereafter”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- then 15
- thereafter 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 5
- Galatians 3
- Hebrews 2
- James 2
- Luke 1
- John 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- John 11:7Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
- 1 Corinthians 15:6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
- 1 Corinthians 15:7After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
- 1 Corinthians 15:23But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.
- 1 Corinthians 15:46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
Greek dictionary
ἔπειτα epeita · then
ἐπειτα, adv. of sequence [in LXX: Num.19:10 A, Isa.16:2, 4Ma.6:3 * ;] thereupon, thereafter, then: Luk.16:7, Gal.1:21, Jas.4:14; before μετὰ τοῦτο, Jhn.11:7; μετὰ ἔτη τρία, Gal.1:18; διὰ δεκατεσσάρων ἐτῶν, Gal.2:1; πρῶτον . . . ἔ., 1Co.15:46, 1Th.4:17, Heb.7:2; πρότεφον . . . ἔ, Heb.7:27; ἀπαρχὴ . . . ἔ., 1Co.15:23; εἶτα . . . ἔ., 1Co.15:5-6 (WH, txt.); . . . ἔ., 1Co.15:5-7 (WH, mg.); τρίτον . . . ἔ. (his), 1Co.12:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “then” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THEN, adverb
- At that time, referring to a time specified, either past or future.“And the Canaanite was then in the land” Genesis 12:6“Now I know in part, but then shall I know even as I am known” 1 Corinthians 13:12
- Afterward; soon afterward or immediately.“First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift” Matthew 5:24
- In that case; in consequence. Galatians 3:9Job 3:13
- Therefore; for this reason.
All definitions
- At another time; as now and then at one time and another.
- That time.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.