Lexicon
ἐπαύριον
epaurion
G1887
G:ADV Greek

the next day

17
Occurrences
4
Books
Greek
Language

epaurion marks the day following the time or event currently being narrated.

The adverb marks the following day as narrative time advances: it introduces subsequent travel, arrivals, meetings, intentions, and public actions, as seen in Acts 10:23, John 1:29, and Matthew 27:62.

Senses in use

  1. The following day in narrative sequence · dominant

    All supplied instances are tagged Adverb and locate an action or circumstance on the day after the preceding narrative setting. In Acts 10:23 the APB renders the departure after hosting visitors as occurring “The next day”; in John 1:29 it introduces John's seeing Jesus, and in Matthew 27:62 it places the assembly before Pilate after the Preparation.

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the occurrences, the APB usually presents the adverb as “the next day” or “on the next day.” These renderings confirm the verse-level temporal sequence rather than supplying a separate lexical distinction.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture