Opisthen ὄπισθεν
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| ὄπισθεν | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | opisthen |
| Strong's number | G3693 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | preposition |
| Gloss | after |
| Occurrences | 7 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (2) |
Opisthen (Greek ὄπισθεν, Strong's G3693) is a Greek preposition meaning “after”. It occurs 7 times in 7 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὄπισθεν
adv. of place, [in LXX chiefly for אָחוֹר, אַחַר ;]
behind, after: Mat.9:20, Mrk.5:27, Luk.8:44, Rev.4:6 5:1. As prep. with genitive: Mat.15:23, Luk.23:26, Rev.1:10 (WH, mg.).†
(AS)
adv. of place, [in LXX chiefly for אָחוֹר, אַחַר ;]
behind, after: Mat.9:20, Mrk.5:27, Luk.8:44, Rev.4:6 5:1. As prep. with genitive: Mat.15:23, Luk.23:26, Rev.1:10 (WH, mg.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | behind (4), after (2), backside (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | behind (4), after (1), back (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Opisthen, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 9:20And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
- Matthew 15:23But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
Mark
- Mark 5:27When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
Luke
- Luke 8:44Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
- Luke 23:26And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
Revelation
- Revelation 4:6And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.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 5:1And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).