Biblical Greek

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greek #3693 - ὄπισθεν opisthen (behind)


Original Word:ὄπισθεν
Transliteration: opisthen
Definition:behind, after
Part of Speech:Adverb
Phonetic Spelling:(op'-is-then)
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

after, backside, behind.

From opis (regard; from optanomai) with enclitic of source; from the rear (as a secure aspect), i.e. At the back (adverb and preposition of place or time) -- after, backside, behind.

see GREEK optanomai


Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Strong's 3693: ὄπισθεν

ὄπισθεν (see ὀπίσω), adverb of place, from behind, on the back, behind, after: Matthew 9:20; Mark 5:21; Luke 8:44; Revelation 4:6; Revelation 5:1 (on which see γράφω, 3). As a preposition it is joined with the genitive (like ἔμπροσθεν, ἔξωθεν, etc. (Winers Grammar, § 54, 6; Buttmann, § 146, 1)): Matthew 15:23; Luke 23:26; (Revelation 1:10 WH marginal reading). (From Homer down; the Sept. for אַחֲרֵי, sometimes for אָחור.)

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 3693. ὄπισθεν (opisthen) — 7 Occurrences

Matthew 9:20 - Adv
GRK:ἔτη προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ
NAS: came up behind Him and touched
KJV: came behind [him], and touched
INT: years having come behind touched the

Matthew 15:23 - Adv
GRK:ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν
KJV: for she crieth after us.
INT: for she cries out after us

Mark 5:27 - Adv
GRK:τῷ ὄχλῳ ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ
NAS: up in the crowd behind [Him] and touched
KJV: in the press behind, and touched his
INT: the crowd behind touched the

Luke 8:44 - Adv
GRK:προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ
NAS: came up behind Him and touched
KJV: Came behind [him], and touched
INT: having come behind touched the

Luke 23:26 - Adv
GRK:σταυρὸν φέρειν ὄπισθεν τοῦ Ἰησοῦ
NAS: to carry behind Jesus.
KJV: that he might bear [it] after Jesus.
INT: cross to carry [it] behind Jesus

Revelation 4:6 - Adv
GRK:ἔμπροσθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν
NAS: of eyes in front and behind.
KJV: before and behind.
INT: in front and behind

Revelation 5:1 - Adv
GRK:ἔσωθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν κατεσφραγισμένον σφραγῖσιν
NAS: inside and on the back, sealed
KJV: and on the backside, sealed
INT: inside and on [the] back having been sealed with seals

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