εἶτα, 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. OT 452 ;εἶτα τί τοῦτο;well,whatthen?
Ar. Nu. 347 , Pl. Prt. 309a ;εἶτα.. τότε then..after that, Ar. Eq. 1036 codd. (fort.τόδε) : freq. repeated, sts. alternating withἔπειτα, then.., next.., then.., afterthat.., etc., Men. 154 , etc. ; withπάλιν,
SIG 1171 ;εἶτ' οὖν also,Sch. Pi. O. 7.68 .
2. freq. with finite Verb after apart., 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