Greek Word Study · Strong’s G3694
ὀπίσω
opisō · “after”
Used 35 times across 10 books
Definition
ὀπίσω
adv.
of place and time,
[in LXX chiefly for אַחַר and cogn. forms ;]
1. prop., as in cl., adv.,
(a) of time (not in NT);
(b) of place, back, behind, after: Mat.24:18, Luk.7:38; τὰ ὀ., Php.3:13; εἰς τὰ ὀ., Mrk.13:16, Luk.9:62 17:31, Jhn.6:66 18:6 20:14.
2. By a usage not found in cl., and in LXX representing the Heb. prep. אַחַר (Bl., § 40, 8; Thackeray, Gr., 46 f.), but also prob. general in vernacular (M, Pr., 99), as prep. with genitive;
(a) of time, after: Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:7 Jhn.1:15, 27 1:30;
(b) of place, behind, after: Mat.4:19 10:38 16:23-24, Mrk.1:17, 20 8:33-34, Luk.9:33 14:27 19:14 21:8, 2Pe 2;10, Ju 7, Rev.1:10 12:15; in constr. praegn. (see Swete on Re, l.with), Jhn.12:19, Act.5:17 20:30, 1Ti.5:15, Rev.13:3.†
adv.
of place and time,
[in LXX chiefly for אַחַר and cogn. forms ;]
1. prop., as in cl., adv.,
(a) of time (not in NT);
(b) of place, back, behind, after: Mat.24:18, Luk.7:38; τὰ ὀ., Php.3:13; εἰς τὰ ὀ., Mrk.13:16, Luk.9:62 17:31, Jhn.6:66 18:6 20:14.
2. By a usage not found in cl., and in LXX representing the Heb. prep. אַחַר (Bl., § 40, 8; Thackeray, Gr., 46 f.), but also prob. general in vernacular (M, Pr., 99), as prep. with genitive;
(a) of time, after: Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:7 Jhn.1:15, 27 1:30;
(b) of place, behind, after: Mat.4:19 10:38 16:23-24, Mrk.1:17, 20 8:33-34, Luk.9:33 14:27 19:14 21:8, 2Pe 2;10, Ju 7, Rev.1:10 12:15; in constr. praegn. (see Swete on Re, l.with), Jhn.12:19, Act.5:17 20:30, 1Ti.5:15, Rev.13:3.†
Where it appears
Matthew6
Mark6
Luke7
John7
Acts2
Philippians1
1 Timothy1
2 Peter1
Jude1
Revelation3
In the text
Matthew 3:11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:Matthew 4:19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.Matthew 10:38And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.Matthew 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.Matthew 16:24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.Matthew 24:18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.Mark 1:7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.Mark 1:17And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.Mark 1:20And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.Mark 8:33But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.
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