adverb
opisthen
Greekὄπισθεν (opisthen)
Strong’sG3693
from behind, after
stem opisthen-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ὄπισθεν,
adv. of place,[in LXX chiefly for אַחַר, מֵאַחַר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3693 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidop'-is-then
from G3700) with enclitic of source; from the rear (as a secure aspect), i.e. at the back (adverb and preposition of place or time)
Fromfrom ὄπις (regard;
King Jamesafter, backside, behind.
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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Matthew 9:20“behind”Kai idou gunaikas haimorroarōtas dōdeka eteim prosercharatas opisthen hapteta teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou;Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
Mark 5:27“behind”akouaratas peri tou Iēsu, ercharatas en to ochlo opisthen hapteta teu himatieu autou;When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
Luke 8:44“behind”prosercharatas opisthen hapteta teu kraspedeu teu himatieu autou, kai parachrēma histanata tas rusias teu haimeu autau.She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
Revelation 4:6“behind”kai enōpion tou thronou hōs thalassas hualinas homoias krustallo. Kai en mese tou thronou kai kuklō tou thronou tessares zōeim gemarōteim ofthalmoiu emprosthen kai opisthen;And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
Revelation 5:1“on the back”Kai horama epi tan dexan tou katherōtou epi tou thronou bibliem grafirētem esōthen kai opisthen, katasfragizirētem sfragiai hepta.Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
Matthew 15:23“after”tos de ouk apokrinita auta logon. kai prosercharatois tois mathētois autou erōtale auton legarōtois; Apoluasar autan, hoti krazatō opisthen nu.But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
Luke 23:26“behind”Kai hōs apagala auton, epilamberatois Simōnon tinon Kurēnaion ercherōton apo agrou epitithala auto ton stauron ferarō opisthen tou Iēsu.As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.