εἶτα  [3 verses](adv) "Afterward," is eita, which means "then", "next", "presently," and "soon." -- The Greek adverb translated as "afterward" means "then", "next", "presently," and "soon."  This is an uncommon adverb. Unlike the "if/then," it does not refer back to a cause. It is not the adverb "if/then" word appears frequently in Jesus's sayings.