Lexical Definition
ὄπισθεν ópisthen (op'-is-then) after G:PREP
from
after, backside, behind.
- from ὀπτάνομαι) with enclitic of source
- from the rear (as a secure aspect), i.e. at the back (adverb and preposition of place or time)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὄπισθεν | after | Matt.15.23 |
| behind | Matt.9.20 • Mark.5.27 • Luke.8.44 • Luke.23.26 • Rev.4.6 | |
| on back | Rev.5.1 | |
| όπισθεν | after | LXX.1Sam.12.20 • LXX.1Sam.14.46 • LXX.1Sam.24.1 • LXX.2Sam.2.26 • LXX.2Kgs.10.29 • LXX.2Chr.34.33 • LXX.Hos.1.2 |
| behind | LXX.Gen.18.10 • LXX.Josh.6.13 • LXX.Josh.22.16 • LXX.Ruth.2.7 • LXX.1Sam.6.7 • LXX.2Sam.2.21 • LXX.2Sam.11.15 • LXX.2Sam.13.34 • LXX.2Sam.20.2 • LXX.2Kgs.18.6 • LXX.Jer.32.40 | |
| from behind | LXX.2Sam.2.30 | |
| posterior | LXX.2Chr.13.14 | |
| rear | LXX.Exod.14.19 • LXX.2Sam.10.9 • LXX.Jer.7.24 • LXX.Ezek.2.10 | |
| όπισθέν | behind | LXX.Ruth.1.16 • LXX.Jer.48.2 |
| όπισθέ | after | LXX.1Sam.15.11 |
Abbott-Smith
ὄπισθεν, adv. of place, [in LXX chiefly for אַחַר, מֵאַחַר;]
behind, after: Mt 9:20, Mk 5:27, Lk 8:44, Re 4:6 5:1. As prep. c. gen.: Mt 15:23, Lk 23:26, Re 1:10 (WH, mg.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 9:20 · 15:23 |
| Mark | 5:27 |
| Luke | 8:44 · 23:26 |
| Revelation | 1:10 · 4:6 · 5:1 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὄπισθεν,
in Ionic dialect [Refs 5th c.BC+] and late Attic dialect [Refs 2nd c.AD+] ὄπισθε before a consonant, as also in Poets, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: poetry also ὄπῐθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— adverb:
__I of Place, behind, at the back, opposed to πρόσθε, [ὄπισθεν καταλιπεῖν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.209; μένειν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.332, etc.; πέμψει οὖρον ὄ. 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 15.34 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὄπιθεν κομόωντες with long back-hair, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὄ. ἕπεσθαι, ἀκολουθεῖν, [Refs 4th c.BC+] [same place], etc.; οἱ ὄπιθεν those who are left behind, e.g. at home, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but also, those who are in the rear, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰ τοὺς ὄ. ἐς τὸ πρόσθεν ἄξομεν shall bring the rear ranks to the front (metaphorically), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἱ ὄ. ἁψῖδες the hinder fellies, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ὄ. the hinder parts, rear, back, [Refs 8th c.BC+]back, backwards, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τ. τοξεύειν, i. e. 'versis sagittis', like the Parthians, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄ. ποιήσασθαι τὸν ποταμόν place the river in his rear, [Refs]
__I.2 preposition with genitive, behind, στῆ δ᾽ ὄπιθεν δίφροιο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: sometimes after its case, δίφρου ὄπισθεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἴμεν φάμας ὄπισθεν follow the voice, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II of Time, after, in future, hereafter, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; either of a thing absolutely future, or of one which follows something else, opposed to αὐτίκα, [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__II.2 ἐν τοῖσι ὄ. λόγοισι in the books yet to come, in the following books, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: but, in Grammars, of what has gone before, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὁ ὄπιθεν χρόνος the earlier time, [Refs 6th c.AD+] —for _comparative_ ὀπίστερος, _superlative_ ὀπίστατος, (see entry). (Prob. from *ὄπις 'back', contained in ἀνόπιν, κατόπιν, μετόπιν, ὀπίσω.)