eita marks what follows next in a sequence of events, stages, or stated order.

The attested use marks sequence: it introduces what comes next after a prior event, action, stage, or item. It joins narrative steps, as in Jesus' actions and sayings, and ordered progressions, including formation, testing before service, growth, and the movement from desire to death.

1. What follows in an ordered sequence · dominant

   The adverb marks the next item or development after an earlier one. In 1 Corinthians 15:5 the APB renders the sequence of appearances “then to the twelve,” while 1 Timothy 3:10 places service after prior testing; Mark 4:28 sets the head of grain and full grain after the first growth. In narrative clauses, John 13:5 and Mark 8:25 present a subsequent action after what has preceded.

   1 Corinthians 15:51 Timothy 3:10Mark 4:28John 13:5Mark 8:25James 1:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the sequence with “then,” including narrative actions and ordered stages. In Hebrews 12:9 it instead begins “Besides this,” so the translation’s wording should not be treated as a fixed word-for-word rendering.