King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3693
Transliteration: opisthen
Phonetic Spelling: (op'-is-then)
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: behind, after
Meaning: behind, after
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.)
Word Summary
opisthen: behind, after
Original Word: ὄπισθενTransliteration: opisthen
Phonetic Spelling: (op'-is-then)
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: behind, after
Meaning: behind, after
Strong's 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
STRONGS NT 3693: ὄπισθενὄπισθεν (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.)