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After, Afterward

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

* The following are adverbs only. (preposition, conjunction, or participle not dealt with in this resource)

"thence," is once used to signify "afterwards," in the sense of "then, from that time," Acts 13:21 See THENCE.

denotes "after" with the significance of a succession of events, an event following next in order after another, Luke 7:11; 9:37; Acts 21:1; 25:17; 27:18 .

a strengthened from of No. 2, denotes "afterward," or "in order" (Kata, "according to," and No. 2), Luke 1:3; 8:1; Acts 3:24; 11:4; 18:23 .

"afterwards," without necessarily indicating an order of events, as in Nos. 1 and 2, is found in Hebrews 12:17 .

"afterwards," with the suggestion of at length, is found in Matthew 4:2; 21:29,32,37 (AV, "last of all") 22:27; 25:11; 26:60 (AV, "at the last"); Mark 16:14; Luke 4:2; 20:32 (AV, "last"); John 13:36; Hebrews 12:11 . See LAST.

Note: Eita and epeita, "then, afterwards," or "thereupon," are translated "afterward" or "afterwards" in the AV of Mark 4:17 (eita) and Galatians 1:21; 1 Corinthians 15:23,46 (epeita); always "then" in the RV. See THEN.