Redirected from οπιϲθεν, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΟΠΙΣΘΕΝ, οπισθεν
OPISTHEN, opisthen
Sounds Like: OH-pis-then
Translations: behind, after, back, afterward, in the rear, from behind
From the root: ΟΠΙΣΘΕΝ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Preposition
Explanation: This word functions as an adverb meaning 'behind' or 'after', indicating position or sequence. It can also be used as a preposition, typically taking the genitive case, to mean 'behind' or 'after' something or someone. It describes location or temporal succession.
Inflection: Does not inflect (as an adverb/preposition)
Strong’s number: G3694 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Maccabees — 5:43, 9:16, 13:27
- Isaiah — 59:13
- Jeremiah — 7:24, 39:40
- Matthew — 9:20
- Luke — 8:44, 23:26
- Revelation — 5:1
- Epistle of Barnabas — 4:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΠΙΣΘΕΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΞΟΠΙΣΘΕΝ — behind, after, from behind
- ΚΑΤΟΠΙΣΘΕΝ — behind, after, afterward, back
- ὈΠΙΣΘΕΝ — behind, after, back, backward
- ΟΠΙΣΘΙΩΣ — backward, behind, from behind, after
- ΤΟΥ̓ΠΙΣΘΕΝ — behind, from behind, the back, the rear, the things behind
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