Thirdly, this article will study the related words (e.g. After that, this article will discuss its etymology to ascertain whether the meaning of its root words impacts καθεξῆς '. This article includes the following sections: Firstly, after summarising the different scholarly views, the article will study all the usages of καθεξῆς in the Bible and ascertain its probable meaning in each occurrence, and will categorise them compared to the categories of meaning shown in BDAG (2000).
Since different beliefs in the writing order may result in different study approaches which may in turn affect the overall understanding of the Gospel and the individual narrative accounts, a study of the writing order Luke uses for his Gospel seems important. To study a narrative account, we may have to study the reason why Luke places that account in that particular position in the Gospel and what relevance that account has to Luke's overall logic. But if καθεξῆς means a logical order, a study of the logic Luke uses may be the key to understand the Gospel. To study a narrative account, attention may have to be paid to the previous narrative accounts since these accounts may provide additional background information, particularly on the timing of the events. If καθεξῆς means chronological order, a study of the chronology therein may be important to understand the sequence of events in the Gospel in totality. Luke 1 states in the preface of his Gospel that he writes it 'in an orderly account' ( καθεξῆς - 1:3b), but he does not explain what an orderly account means. This article proposes that καθεξῆς most likely refers to chronological order. This article aims to ascertain the meaning of καθεξῆς through a detailed study of this word, which includes a study of its usages in the Bible, its etymology, related words, and its meaning in contemporary Greek usages.
However, scholars have no consensus about the kind of order Luke is seeking. In the preface of his Gospel Luke says that he is going to write 'in an orderly account' ( καθεξῆς ). IIDepartment of New Testament Studies, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, United States IFaculty of Theology, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa What does k αθεξῆς in Luke 1:3 mean? Discovering the writing order of the Gospel of Lukeīenjamin W.W.