Afterward
μετέπειταStrong’s G3347metepeita
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Metepeita is the Greek word usually translated “afterward”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.”
Meaning
Usually translated “afterward”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- afterward 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
μετέπειτα metepeita · afterward
μετ-έπειτα, adv. [in LXX: Jdth.9:5, Est.3:13, 3Ma.3:24 * ;] afterwards: Heb.12:17.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “afterward” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
'AFTERWARD, or 'AFTERWARDS, adverb
[See Ward.]
In later or subsequent 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.