εἶτα

εἶτα, [dialect] Ion. [full] 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.