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
After
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ὄπισθεν G3693
Pronunciation ópisthen
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
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Questions this entry answers
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 It behind [Him] 2× Matthew 9:20, Mark 5:27
. . . 1× Revelation 5:1
after 1× Matthew 15:23
back 1× Revelation 4:6
behind 1× 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 row Matthew 9:20
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Mark 1 Luke 2 Revelation 2
Source forms
ὄπισθεν 7x opisthen Matthew 9:20, Matthew 15:23, Mark 5:27, Luke 8:44
Parsing patterns
Adverb 5x Matthew 9:20, Mark 5:27, Luke 8:44, Revelation 4:6
Preposition 2x Matthew 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's G3693
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 2 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
after
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 9:20 Adverb
ὄπισθεν, opisqen
from behind, after
Read verse Matthew 15:23 Adverb
ὄπισθεν opisqen
from behind, after
Read verse Mark 5:27 Adverb
ὄπισθεν, opisqen
from behind, after
Read verse Luke 8:44 Adverb
ὄπισθεν, opisqen
from behind, after
Read verse Luke 23:26 Adverb
ὄπισθεν opisqen
from behind, after
Read verse Revelation 4:6 Adverb
ὄπισθεν. opisqen
from behind, after
Read verse Revelation 5:1 Adverb
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 7
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 5:1 5×
Matt 15:23 · Luke 23:26 2×
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