ἑξῆς, adverb (from ἔχω, future ἕξω; cf. έ᾿χομαι τίνος to cleave to, come next to, a thing), successively, in order, (from Homer down); ὁ, ἡ, τό ἑξῆς, the next following, the next in succession: so ἡ ἑξῆς ἡμέρα, Luk_9:37; elliptically ἐν τῇ ἑξῆς, namely, ἡμέρα, Luk_7:11 (here WH text Tr text L marginal reading ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς namely, χρόνῳ, soon afterward); τῇ ἑξῆς, namely, ἡμέρα, Act_21:1; Act_25:17; Act_27:18.

ἑξῆς hexēs 5x succ essively, in order; in NT with the article ὁ , ἡ , τό , ἑχῆς , next, Luk_7:11 ; Luk_9:37 ; Act_21:1 ; Act_25:17 ; Act_27:18

ἑξῆς , adv. ( < ἔχω ), in order, successively, next: τῇ ἑ . ἡμέρᾳ , Luk_9:37 ; ἐν τῷ ἑ . ( sc . χρόνῳ ), soon after, Luk_7:11 ; τῇ ἑ . ( sc . ἡμέρα ), Act_21:1 Act_25:17 Act_27:18 .†

ἑξῆς [page 224] For this word in reference to time , as in all its NT occurrences, cf. P Oxy II. 257 .27 (A.D. 94 5) τοῦ ἑξῆς η̄ (ἔτους ), of the following 8th year, ib. VII. 1035 .8 (A.D. 143) τοῦ ἑξῆς μηνὸς Φαμενώθ , of the next month Phamenoth, and the elliptical usage, as in Act_21:1 al. , in ib. 1063 .6 (ii/iii A.D.) τῇ εξῆς ( sc . ἡμέρᾳ ) following a preceding σήμερ̣ον . With the v.l. ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς (probably = ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς χρόνῳ ) soon afterwards (RV), in Luk_7:11 cf. the MGr στὸ ἑξῆς , for the future, which Thumb ( Handbook, p. 328) quotes from Aegina. In P Hamb I. 12 .1 (A.D. 209 10) the heading ἡ ἐπίσκεψις ἑξῆς δηλοῦται = the revision is carried on further in this column, and in .21 the same words = the revision is carried on further in the following column : see p. 46. The thought of in order, suitably, appears in such passages as P Par 26 .48 (B.C. 163 2) (= Selections, p. 18) ἵνα , πᾶν τὸ ἑξῆς ἔχουσαι , πολλῷ μᾶλλον τὰ νομιζόμενα . . . ἐπιτελῶμεν , that, when we have everything in order, we may be much better able to perform our regular duties, P Oxy II. 282 .7 (A.D. 30 35) ἐ ]γὼ μὲν οὖν ἐπεχορήγησα αὐτῇ τὰ ἑξῆς καὶ ὑπὲρ δύναμιν , I for my part provided for her what was suitable and indeed beyond my resources : cf. P Tebt II. 319 .34 (A.D. 248) where an agreement regarding the division of property after the enumeration of certain particulars concludes καὶ τὰ ἑξῆς , and so on, indicating, as the editors point out, that the document is a copy of the original, breaking off at the immediately preceding word, and omitting the concluding formula.

ἑξῆς [Etym: ἕξω,] fut. of ἔχω "one after another, in order, in a row", Hom. : "in order, in a regular manner", Plat. of Time, "thereafter, next", Aesch. , etc.; ἡ ἑξῆς ἡμέρα "the next" day, NTest. c. gen. "next to", Ar. ; τούτων ἑξῆς "next after" this, Dem. ; c. dat. "next to", Plat.

ἑξῆς adv. (ἔχω), in order, successively, next: τῇ ἑ. ἡμέρᾳ, Luk.9:37; ἐν τῷ ἑ. (sc. χρόνῳ), soon after, Luk.7:11; τῇ ἑ. (sc. ἡμέρα), Act.21:1 Act.25:17 Act.27:18.† (AS)