What does δεῦτε · ὀπίσω mean in the Bible?
δεῦτε · ὀπίσω is a Greek phrase meaning "come after me, follow me".
Greek · G1205, G3694
δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου
Come hither! · after
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δεῦτε G1205 come hither!
Pronunciation deûte
Imperative call to immediate action or movement, often introducing urgent invitations or commands to follow.
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ὀπίσω G3694 after
Pronunciation opísō
Spatial: behind or after; temporal: following in sequence; takes genitive as preposition in NT usage.
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What does δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου (deute opisō mou) mean in the Bible?
δεῦτε · ὀπίσω is a Greek phrase meaning "come after me, follow me".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1205, G3694?
G1205, G3694 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. come after me, follow me
Source Gloss
come after me, follow me
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 12
Matt 4:19 · Matt 11:28 · Matt 21:38 · Matt 22:4 · Matt 25:34 · Matt 28:6 · Mark 1:17 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 12:7 · John 4:29 · John 21:12 · Rev 19:17 12×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 12 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 12
Voice
active 12
Mood
imperative 12
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:19 Δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 11:28 Δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 21:38 δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 22:4 δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 25:34 Δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 28:6 δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Mark 1:17 Δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Mark 6:31 Δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Mark 12:7 δεῦτε present active imperative imperative John 4:29 Δεῦτε present active imperative imperative John 21:12 Δεῦτε present active imperative imperative Revelation 19:17 Δεῦτε present active imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain