What does ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) mean in the Bible?
ὄπισθεν (ópisthen): Spatial position behind or at the rear, often implying following someone or something from behind
Greek · G3693
ὄπισθεν
ὄπισθεν (ópisthen): Spatial position behind or at the rear, often implying following someone or something from behind
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ὄπισθενG3693
Pronunciationópisthen
What does ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) mean in the Bible?
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How does the BSB render G3693?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include behind [Him] (2), . . . (1), after (1), back (1), behind (1).
Where does ὄπισθεν (ópisthen) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (2), Revelation (2), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbehind [Him]2×Matthew 9:20, Mark 5:27
. . .1×Revelation 5:1
after1×Matthew 15:23
back1×Revelation 4:6
behind1×Luke 23:26
behind [Jesus]1×Luke 8:44
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 9:20
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Matthew2Mark1Luke2Revelation2
Source forms
ὄπισθεν7xopisthenMatthew 9:20, Matthew 15:23, Mark 5:27, Luke 8:44
Parsing patterns
Adverb5xMatthew 9:20, Mark 5:27, Luke 8:44, Revelation 4:6
Preposition2xMatthew 15:23, Luke 23:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Spatial position behind or at the rear, often implying following someone or something from behind
Strong'sG3693
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms2 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
after
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Spatial position behind or at the rear, often implying following someone or something from behind
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.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:20Adverb
ὄπισθεν,opisqen
from behind, after
Read verseMatthew 15:23Adverb
ὄπισθενopisqen
from behind, after
Read verseMark 5:27Adverb
ὄπισθεν,opisqen
from behind, after
Read verseLuke 8:44Adverb
ὄπισθεν,opisqen
from behind, after
Read verseLuke 23:26Adverb
ὄπισθενopisqen
from behind, after
Read verseRevelation 4:6Adverb
ὄπισθεν.opisqen
from behind, after
Read verseRevelation 5:1Adverb
ὄπισθεν,opisqen
from behind, after
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms7
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 9:20 · Mark 5:27 · Luke 8:44 · Rev 4:6 · Rev 5:15×
Matt 15:23 · Luke 23:262×