εἶτα

English (LSJ)

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.. S.El.262, cf. Pl.Phdr.251a, etc. ; soon, presently, S.OT452 ; εἶτα τί τοῦτο; well, what then? Ar.Nu.347, Pl.Prt.309a ; εἶτα.. τότε then.. after that, Ar.Eq. 1036 codd. (fort. τόδε) : freq. repeated, sts. alternating with ἔπειτα, then.., next.., then.., after that.., etc., Men.154, etc. ; with πάλιν, SIG1171 ; εἶτ' οὖν also, Sch.Pi.O.7.68.    2 freq. with finite Verb after a part., expressing surprise or incongruity, and then, and yet, μή μοι προτείνων κέρδος εἶτ' ἀποστέρει A.Pr.777 ; ἆρα κλύουσα, μῆτερ, εἶτ' ἔρξεις κακῶς ; E.El.1058, cf. S.El.53, Aj. 468, 1092, 1094, X.An.1.2.25, etc. ; cf. ἔπειτα 1.3.    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..? κᾆτ' οὐ δέχονται λιτάς ; S.Ant. 1019, cf. OC418 ; εἶτ' ἐγὼ μὲν οὐ φρονῶ ; E.Andr.666 ; κᾆτα ποῦ' στιν ἡ δίκη; Id.Ph.548 ; εἶτ' ἐσίγας, Πλοῦτος ὤν ; Ar.Pl.79 ; εἶτ' ἄνδρα τῶν αὑτοῦ τι χρὴ προϊέναι ; Id.Nu.1214 ; εἶτ' οὐκ αἰσχύνεσθε ; D.1.24, cf. Pl.Ap.28b ; οὐκ οἴεσθε δεῖν χρήματα εἰσφέρειν, εἶτα θαυμάζετε.. ; D. 21.203 ; εἶτ' οὐκ ἐπῳδούς φασιν ἰσχύειν τινές ; Antiph. 217.15 ; εἶτ' οὐ περίεργόν ἐστιν ἄνθρωπος φυτόν ; Alex.141.1, etc.