καθεξῆς
kathexēs · G2517 · Greek · 5 occurrences
Meanings
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in order, in sequence, one after another
A sequence of one after another in time, space, or logic
ExamplesLuke 1:3 it seemed fitting to me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in an orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus;
Luke 8:1 Soon afterward, Jesus began going around from one city and village to another, proclaiming and preaching the kingdom of God. The twelve were with Him,
Acts 3:24 “And likewise, all the prophets who have spoken from Samuel and his successors onward, have also announced these days.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐνin 2
- ἀπόfrom 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- εἶτα eîta · G1534 · then, afterwards, later
- Greek adverb of temporal succession meaning 'then, next,' overlapping with καθεξῆς in marking sequential events, though εἶτα typically marks single transitions while καθεξῆς may emphasize continuous consecutive order
In the other Testament 1 word
- אַחַר ʼachar · H310 · behind, after, following
- Hebrew preposition/adverb expressing temporal or spatial succession, the standard term for 'afterward' or 'subsequently,' matching καθεξῆς's temporal sequencing sense
Semantic domains 1 entry
- In order, in sequence, one after another61.1
- In Luke 1:3, Luke writes, “it seemed fitting to me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in an orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus,” using this word for arranging events one after another in sequence.
Word family 51 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (κατά and ἑξῆς, which see), adverb, one after another, successively, in order: Lk 1:3;…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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