After, Afterward (-s)
After, Afterward (-s)
* The following are adverbs only. For prepositions and conjunctions see Note + p. 9.
“thence,” is once used to signify “afterwards,” in the sense of “then, from that time,” Act 13:21 See THENCE.
denotes “after” with the significance of a succession of events, an event following next in order after another, Luk 7:11; Luk 9:37; Act 21:1; Act 25:17; Act 27:18.
a strengthened from of No. 2, denotes “afterward,” or “in order” (Kata, “according to,” and No. 2), Luk 1:3; Luk 8:1; Act 3:24; Act 11:4; Act 18:23.
“afterwards,” without necessarily indicating an order of events, as in Nos. 1 and 2, is found in Heb 12:17.
“afterwards,” with the suggestion of at length, is found in Mat 4:2; Mat 21:29, Mat 21:32, Mat 21:37 (AV, “last of all”) Mat 22:27; Mat 25:11; Mat 26:60 (AV, “at the last”); Mar 16:14; Luk 4:2; Luk 20:32 (AV, “last”); Joh 13:36; Heb 12:11. See LAST.
Note: Eita and epeita, “then, afterwards,” or “thereupon,” are translated “afterward” or “afterwards” in the AV of Mar 4:17 (eita) and Gal 1:21; 1Co 15:23, 1Co 15:46 (epeita); always “then” in the RV. See THEN.