What does καθεξῆς (kathexēs) mean in the Bible?
καθεξῆς (kathexēs): Successive order or sequence; Luke emphasizes chronological narrative arrangement with this adverb.
Greek · G2517
καθεξῆς
In order
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καθεξῆς G2517
Pronunciation kathexēs
What does καθεξῆς (kathexēs) mean in the Bible?
καθεξῆς (kathexēs): Successive order or sequence; Luke emphasizes chronological narrative arrangement with this adverb.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2517?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an orderly account (1), from place to place (1), Soon (1), the whole sequence of events (1), vvv (1).
Where does καθεξῆς (kathexēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 1:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Luke (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It an orderly account 1× Luke 1:3
from place to place 1× Acts 18:23
Soon 1× Luke 8:1
the whole sequence of events 1× Acts 11:4
vvv 1× Acts 3:24
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 1:3
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 2
Luke 2 Acts 3
Source forms
καθεξῆς 5x kathexēs Luke 1:3, Luke 8:1, Acts 3:24, Acts 11:4
Parsing patterns
Adverb 5x Luke 1:3, Luke 8:1, Acts 3:24, Acts 11:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Successive order or sequence; Luke emphasizes chronological narrative arrangement with this adverb.
Strong's G2517
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 1 form 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
in order
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Successive order or sequence; Luke emphasizes chronological narrative arrangement with this adverb.
(= cl. ἑξῆς, ἐφεξῆς) adv.,
2afterwards: ἐν τῷ κ. (sc. χρόνῳ), Luk.8:1.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 1:3 Adverb
καθεξῆς kaqexhv
in order, just after
Read verse Luke 8:1 Adverb
καθεξῆς, kaqexhv
in order, just after
Read verse Acts 3:24 Adverb
καθεξῆς, kaqexhv
in order, just after
Read verse Acts 11:4 Adverb
καθεξῆς kaqexhv
in order, just after
Read verse Acts 18:23 Adverb
καθεξῆς kaqexhv
in order, just after
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 5
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Luke 1:3 · Luke 8:1 · Acts 3:24 · Acts 11:4 · Acts 18:23 5×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Witnesses
Luke 1:1–4 καθεξῆς kathexēs
In orderly sequence
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Word Origins
καθεξῆς is built from these roots:
+ ἑξῆς G1836 successive
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain