εἶτα
eita
then, next
Appears 56 times across Plato's dialogues.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
εἶτα, Ion. εἶτεν (q.v., cf. ἔπειτα, -εν), Adv., used to denote the Sequence of one act or state upon another : I. of Sequence in time, without any notion of Cause, then, next, πρῶτα μέν.., εἶτα.. El. 262, cf. Phdr. 251a, etc. ; soon, presently, OT 452 ; εἶτα τί τοῦτο; well, what then? Nu. 347, Prt. 309a ; εἶτα.. τότε then.. after that, Eq. 1036 codd. (fort. τόδε) : freq. repeated, sts. alternating with ἔπειτα, then.., next.., then.., after that.., etc., 154, etc. ; with πάλιν, SIG 1171 ; εἶτʼ οὖν also, Sch. O. 7.68. 2. freq. with finite Verb after a part., expressing surprise or incongruity, and then, and yet, μή μοι προτείνων κέρδος εἶτʼ ἀποστέρει Pr. 777 ; ἆρα κλύουσα, μῆτερ, εἶτʼ ἔρξεις κακῶς ; El. 1058, cf. El. 53, Aj. 468, 1092, 1094, An. 1.2.25, etc. ; cf. ἔπειτα I.3. II. to denote Consequence, and so, therefore, accordingly ; esp. in questions or exclamations to express surprise, indignation, contempt, sarcasm, and the like, and then..? and so..? κᾆτʼ οὐ δέχονται λιτάς ; Ant. 1019, cf. OC 418 ; εἶτʼ ἐγὼ μὲν οὐ φρονῶ ; Andr. 666 ; κᾆτα ποῦʼ στιν ἡ δίκη; Ph. 548 ; εἶτʼ ἐσίγας, Πλοῦτος ὤν ; Pl. 79 ; εἶτʼ ἄνδρα τῶν αὑτοῦ τι χρὴ προϊέναι ; Nu. 1214 ; εἶτʼ οὐκ αἰσχύνεσθε ; 1.24, cf. Ap. 28b ; οὐκ οἴεσθε δεῖν χρήματα εἰσφέρειν, εἶτα θαυμάζετε.. ; 21.203 ; εἶτʼ οὐκ ἐπῳδούς φασιν ἰσχύειν τινές ; 217.15 ; εἶτʼ οὐ περίεργόν ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος φυτόν ; 141.1, etc.
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