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Strong's G1887 ἐπαύριον (epaurion)

Epaurion means “morrow” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1887 — he (“behold”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1887
Language Greek
Linked Usages 41
Books 17

Strong's G1887 Quick Answer

Strong's G1887 ἐπαύριον (epaurion) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epaurion (ep-au'-ree-on) adv. 1. occurring on the succeeding day, i.e. to-morrow {(G2250 being implied)} It has 41 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include day, morrow, was, and were. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
epaurion (ep-au'-ree-on) adv. 1. occurring on the succeeding day, i.e. to-morrow {(G2250 being implied)}
Usage
41 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
day, morrow, was, and were

Meaning and Definition

epaurion (ep-au'-ree-on) adv. 1. occurring on the succeeding day, i.e. to-morrow {(G2250 being implied)} [from G1909 and G839] KJV: day following, morrow, next day (after) Root(s): G1909, G839 See also: G2250

Original Word
ἐπαύριον
Transliteration
epaurion
Derivation
Root: αὔριον R1: 1909 R2: 839
Morphology
adverb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1887. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

the next day

Usage: ἐπ-αύριον, adv. [in LXX for מָחָר, Gen.30:33, elsewhere, Exo.9:6, al., for מׇחֳרָת ;] on the morrow: in NT, ἡ ἐ. (sc. ἡμέρα), Mat.27:62, Mrk.11:12, Jhn.1:29, Act.10:9, al (AS)

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How Strong's G1887 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epaurion, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

day Matthew 27:62 10× morrow Acts 10:9 was Acts 22:30 were Mark 11:12

How Strong's G1887 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1887 (ἐπαύριον) appears 23 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1887 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1887 in the New Testament

17 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 27:62 KJV

Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

Mark 11:12 KJV

And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

John 1:29 KJV

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Strong's G1887 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 19:34 Septuagint / Brenton

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the elder said to the younger, Behold, I slept yesternight with our father, let us make him drink wine in this night also, and do thou go in and sleep with him, and let us raise up seed of our father.

Exodus 9:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the cattle of the Egyptians died, but of the cattle of the children of Israel there died not one.

Exodus 18:13 Septuagint / Brenton

And it came to pass after the morrow that Moses sat to judge the people, and all the people stood by Moses from morning till evening.

Strong's G1887 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 7:1 Septuagint / Brenton

The next day Holofernes commanded all his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should remove their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of the hill country, and to make war against the children of Israel.

Usage Excerpts

First 41 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1887.

Genesis 19:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the elder said to the younger, Behold, I slept yesternight with our father, let us make him drink wine in this night also, and do thou go in and sleep with him, and let us raise up seed of our father.
Exodus 9:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord did this thing on the next day, and all the cattle of the Egyptians died, but of the cattle of the children of Israel there died not one.
Exodus 18:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after the morrow that Moses sat to judge the people, and all the people stood by Moses from morning till evening.
Exodus 32:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And having risen early on the morrow, he offered whole burnt offerings, and offered a peace offering; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Leviticus 23:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he shall lift up the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you. On the morrow of the first day the priest shall lift it up.
Leviticus 23:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall number to yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day on which ye shall offer the sheaf of the heave offering, seven full weeks:
Leviticus 23:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
until the morrow after the last week ye shall number fifty days, and shall bring a new meat offering to the Lord.
Numbers 11:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the people rose up all the day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered quails; he that gathered least, gathered ten measures; and they refreshed themselves round about the camp.
Numbers 17:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Israel murmured the next day against Moses and Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord.
Numbers 17:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi blossomed, and put forth a bud, and bloomed blossoms and produced almonds.
Numbers 33:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the day after the Passover the children of Israel went forth with a high hand before all the Egyptians.
Judges 6:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was so: and he rose up early in the morning, and wrung the fleece, and dew dropped from the fleece, a bowl full of water.
Judges 9:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the second day that the people went out into the field, and one brought word to Abimelech.
Judges 21:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the morrow that the people rose up early, and built there an altar, and offered up whole burnt offerings and peace offerings.
1 Kingdoms 20:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse attended both yesterday and today at the table?
1 Kingdoms 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David came upon them, and smote them from the morning till the evening, and on the next day; and not one of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who were mounted on camels, and fled.
1 Kingdoms 31:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the morrow that the Philistines come to strip the dead, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on the mountains of Gilboa.
2 Kingdoms 11:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Uriah, Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will let thee go. So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the day following.
4 Kingdoms 8:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the next day that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and put it on his face, and he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
1 Chronicles 29:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David sacrificed to the Lord, and offered up whole burnt offerings to the Lord on the morrow after the first day, a thousand calves, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, and their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
Jonah 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God commanded a worm the next morning, and it smote the gourd, and it withered away.
Matthew 27:62 New Testament, KJV
Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
Mark 11:12 New Testament, KJV
And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
John 1:29 New Testament, KJV
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
John 1:35 New Testament, KJV
Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
John 1:43 New Testament, KJV
The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
John 6:22 New Testament, KJV
The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone;
John 12:12 New Testament, KJV
On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
Acts 10:9 New Testament, KJV
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
Acts 10:23 New Testament, KJV
Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
Acts 10:24 New Testament, KJV
And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and he had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
Acts 14:20 New Testament, KJV
Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
Acts 20:7 New Testament, KJV
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
Acts 21:8 New Testament, KJV
And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
Acts 22:30 New Testament, KJV
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
Acts 23:32 New Testament, KJV
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
Acts 25:6 New Testament, KJV
And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
Acts 25:23 New Testament, KJV
And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.
Judith 7:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The next day Holofernes commanded all his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should remove their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of the hill country, and to make war against the children of Israel.
Daniel 1:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1887, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
John 5 usages, New Testament
Acts 10 usages, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1887 FAQ

What does epaurion (ἐπαύριον) mean?

Epaurion (Strong's G1887) is a Greek word most simply glossed "morrow". epaurion (ep-au'-ree-on) adv. 1. occurring on the succeeding day, i.e. to-morrow {(G2250 being implied)}

How many times is epaurion (ἐπαύριον) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 41 linked usages for Strong's G1887 across 17 books.

Where can I study epaurion (ἐπαύριον) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1887 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate epaurion (ἐπαύριον)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as day, morrow, was, and were. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1887 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 21 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1887, with linked reader references where each row is available.