ἔπειταépeita
thereafter
Greek (New Testament) · G1899
Meanings
thereupon, thereafter, then: Luke 16:7, Galatians 1:21, James 4:14; followed by 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, 1 Corinthians 15:6... ἔ., 1 Corinthians 15:5-7; τρίτον... ἔ. (his), 1 Corinthians 12:28.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- εἶταeîta · G1534a particle of succession (in time or logical enumeration), then, moreover
- μετέπειταmetépeita · G3347thereafter
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Luke 16:7 “‘And how much do you owe my employer?’ he asked the next man. ‘I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,’ was the reply. ‘Here,’ the manager said, ‘take the bill and change it to 800 bushels.’
- John 11:7 Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.”
- 1 Corinthians 12:28 Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church: first are apostles, second are prophets, third are teachers, then those who do miracles, those who have the gift of healing, those who can help others, those who have the gift of leadership, those who speak in unknown languages.
- 1 Corinthians 15:6 After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died.
- 1 Corinthians 15:7 Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles.
- 1 Corinthians 15:23 But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.