What does ὀπίσω · ἐγώ mean in the Bible?
e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)".
Greek · G3694, G1473
ὀπίσω μου
After · :--I, me.
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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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ἐγώ G1473 :--I, me.
Pronunciation egṓ
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What does ὀπίσω μου (opiso mou) mean in the Bible?
ὀπίσω · ἐγώ is a Greek phrase meaning "to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3694, G1473?
G3694, G1473 is connected to 35 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)
Source Gloss
to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)
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 35
Matt 3:11 · Matt 4:19 · Matt 10:38 · Matt 16:23 · Matt 16:24 · Mark 1:7 · Mark 1:17 · Mark 1:20 · Mark 8:33 · Mark 8:34 · Luke 9:23 · Luke 14:27 · Luke 19:14 · Luke 21:8 · John 1:15 · John 1:27 26×
Matt 24:18 · Mark 13:16 · Luke 7:38 · Luke 9:62 · Luke 17:31 · John 6:66 · John 18:6 · John 20:14 · Phil 3:13 9×
Word Origins
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