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Then

τοίνυνStrong’s G5106

toinun

Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament

In short

Toinun is the Greek word usually translated “therefore”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.

“And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.”
Luke 20:25 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • therefore 4

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

Where it's used most
  • Luke 1
  • 1 Corinthians 1
  • Hebrews 1
  • James 1

4 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

τοίνυν toinun · then

τοί-νυν an inferential particle, [in LXX: Isa.3:10 5:13 27:4, Wis.1:11 8:9, a1. * ;] accordingly, therefore: as in cl., after the first word in a sentence, 1Co.9:26; accusative to later usage, at the beginning, Luk.20:25, Heb.13:13.† (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

  1. 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
  2. Afterward; soon afterward or immediately.“First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift” Matthew 5:24
  3. In that case; in consequence. Galatians 3:9Job 3:13
  4. Therefore; for this reason.
All definitions
  1. At another time; as now and then at one time and another.
  2. 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.