the next day
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
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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.