preposition
opisō
Greekὀπίσω (opisō)
Strong’sG3694
behind, after
stem opisō-35 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ὀπίσω,
adv. of place and time,[in LXX chiefly for אַחֲרֵי, אַחַר and cogn. forms;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3694 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidop-is'-o
to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)
Fromfrom the same as G3693 with enclitic of direction;
King Jamesafter, back(-ward), (+ get) behind, + follow.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
35 occurrences, every one of them listed
opisō34×
Matthew 3:11“after”Mis men vin baptizamō en hudōre eis metanoian; tos de opisō mu ercherōtos ischuroteros mu atō, hou ouk amō hikanos teim hupodēmeim bastazara; autos vin baptizati en pneume hagie kai pure;I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Matthew 4:19“follow”kai legatō autoi; Deute opisō mu, kai poiami vin halievoin anthrōpoiu.“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 10:38“after”kai hos ouk lambatō ton stauron autou kai akolouthatō opisō mu, ouk atō mu axios.and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 16:23“behind”tos de strefiratos legata to Petro; Hupagasōr opisō mu, Satanaor; skandalem asō mu, hoti ouk fronasō teim tou theou alla teim toiu anthrōpoiu.But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me. For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Matthew 16:24“after”Tote tos Iēsus legata toi mathētoi autou; Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu erchara, aparnetar heauton kai airatar ton stauron autou kai akolouthatōr mi.Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Mark 1:7“after”kai kērussate legarōtos; Erchetō tos ischuroteros mu opisō mu, hou ouk amō hikanos kuptaratos luara ton himanton teiu hupodēmeiu autou;And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
Mark 1:17“follow”kai legata autoi tos Iēsus; Deute opisō mu, kai poiami vin ginera halievoin anthrōpoiu.“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Mark 1:20“after”kai euthuos kalata autoin. kai afiēkaratois ton patēron autoiu Zebedaion en te ploie meta toiu misthōtoiu aperchala opisō autou.Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
Mark 8:33“behind”tos de epistrefiratos kai horaratos toin mathētoin autou epitimata Petro kai legatō; Hupagasōr opisō mu, Satanaor, hoti ouk fronasō teim tou theou alla teim toiu anthrōpoiu.But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
Mark 8:34“after”Kai proskaleratos ton ochlon sun toi mathētoi autou legata autoi; Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu erchara, aparnetar heauton kai airatar ton stauron autou kai akolouthatōr mi.Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Luke 9:23“after”Legate de pros pantoin; Ei tinos thelatō opisō mu ercherō, arnetar heauton kai airatar ton stauron autou kata hēmeran, kai akolouthatōr mi.Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
Luke 14:27“after”hotinos ouk bastazatō ton stauron heautou kai erchetō opisō mu, ouk dunetō arō mu mathētos.And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
Luke 19:14“after”tois de politois autou misale auton, kai apostelala presbeian opisō autou legarōtois; Ouk thelanō houton basilara epi nin.But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
Luke 21:8“after”tos de legata; Blepavōr mē planiveia; pollois gar ercheli epi te onome mu legarōtois; Mis amō kai; Tos kairos engizatē; mē poreuiveia opisō autoiu.Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.
John 1:15“after”Iōannos marturatō peri autou kai krazatē legarōtos; Houtos ate hon legama; Tos opisō mu ercherōtos emprosthen mu ginatē, hoti prōtos mu ate;John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
John 1:27“after”tos opisō mu ercherōtos, hou ouk amō axios hina luameia autou ton himanton teu hupodēmeu.He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
John 12:19“after”tois oun Farisaiois legala pros heautoin; Theōravō hoti ouk ōfelavō oudenem; ide tos kosmos opisō autou aperchata.Then the Pharisees said to one another, “You can see that this is doing you no good. Look how the whole world has gone after Him!”
Acts 5:37“after”meta houton anistanata Ioudaos tos Galilaios en tai hēmerai tau apografau kai afistanata laon opisō autou; kakeinos apollueta kai pantois hosois peithile auto diaskorpizila.After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.
Acts 20:30“after”kai ek vu autoiu anistaneli anērois lalarōtois diastrefirēteim teu aposparō toin mathētoin opisō heautoiu;Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
1 Timothy 5:15“follow”ēdē gar tinais ektrepila opisō tou Satanaou.For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.
2 Peter 2:10“after”malista de toin opisō sarxau en epithumia miasmou poreuerōtoin kai kuriotau katafronarōtoin. Tolmētois, authadois, doxain ouk tremalō, blasfēmarōtois,Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
Jude 1:7“after”hōs Sodomeim kai Gomorras kai tais peri autain politais, ton homoion tropon houtoi ekporneuaratais kai apercharatais opisō sarxau heterau, prokeielō deigmem pureu aiōnieu dikan hupecharōtais.In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
Revelation 1:10“behind”ginema en pneume en ta kuriaka hēmera, kai akouama opisō mu fōnan megan hōs salpinxauOn the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
Revelation 12:15“after”kai ballata tos ofios ek teu stomeu autou opisō tau gunaikau hudōrem hōs potamon, hina autan potamoforētan poiateia.Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
Revelation 13:3“followed”kai henan ek taiu kefalaiu auteu hōs sfazirētan eis thanaton, kai tas plēgas tou thanatou auteu therapeuita. kai thaumazita holas tas gēas opisō teu thēreu,One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
Matthew 24:18“back”kai tos en to agro mē epistrefatar opisō airara tem himatiem autou.And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
Mark 13:16“back”kai tos eis ton agron mē epistrefatar eis teim opisō airara tem himatiem autou.And let no one in the field return for his cloak.
Luke 7:38“behind”kai histanaratas opisō para toin podoin autou klaiarōtas, tei dakruei archeta brecharō toin podoin autou kai tai thrixai tau kefalau autau ekmassate, kai katafilate toin podoin autou kai aleifate te mure.As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
Luke 9:62“back”legata de tos Iēsus; Oudenos epiballaratos tan cheiran epi arotrem kai bleparōtos eis teim opisō euthetos atō ta basileia tou theou.Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Luke 17:31“back”en ekeina ta hēmera hos eti epi teu dōmeu kai teim skeueim autou en ta oikia, mē katabainatar airara auteim, kai tos en agro homoiōs mē epistrefatar eis teim opisō.On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
John 6:66“back”Ek houteu pollois ek toiu mathētoiu autou aperchala eis teim opisō kai ouketi meta autou peripatale.From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.
John 18:6“back”hōs oun legata autoi; Mis amō, aperchala eis teim opisō kai piptala chamai.When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
John 20:14“around”houteim legaratas strefita eis teim opisō, kai theōratō ton Iēsun histanarēton, kai ouk oidatelē hoti Iēsus atō.When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. But she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
Philippians 3:13“behind”adelfoir, mis miauton ouk logizemō katalambarē; henem de, teim men opisō epilanthanerōtos tei de emprosthen epekteinerōtos,Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
Opisō1×
John 1:30“after”houtos atō huper hou mis legama; Opisō mu erchetō anēros hos emprosthen mu ginatē, hoti prōtos mu ate;This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’