What does ὑπάγω · ὀπίσω mean in the Bible?
ὑπάγω · ὀπίσω is a Greek phrase meaning "go behind, get behind".
Greek · G5217, G3694
ὕπαγε ὀπίσω
To go · after
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ὑπάγω G5217 to go
Pronunciation hypágō
Go away, withdraw, or depart—often implying obedience to a command or directive given.
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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 ὕπαγε ὀπίσω (hypage opisō) mean in the Bible?
ὑπάγω · ὀπίσω is a Greek phrase meaning "go behind, get behind".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5217, G3694?
G5217, G3694 is connected to 79 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. go behind, get behind
Source Gloss
go behind, get behind
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 79 Tenses Present, Imperfect Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 38×
Present Active Matt 4:10 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 5:41 · Matt 8:4 · Matt 8:13 · Matt 9:6 · Matt 16:23 · Matt 18:15 · Matt 19:21 · Matt 20:14 · Matt 21:28 · Mark 1:44 · Mark 2:11 · Mark 5:19 · Mark 5:34 · Mark 7:29 38×
Indicative states a fact or reality 32×
Present Active John 7:33 · John 8:14 · John 8:21 · John 8:22 · John 13:33 · John 13:36 · John 14:4 · John 14:28 · John 16:5 · John 16:10 · John 16:17 · John 21:3 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 26:24 · Mark 14:21 · John 3:8 30×
Imperfect Active John 6:21 · John 12:11 2×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 5×
Present Active Luke 8:42 · Luke 17:14 · John 6:67 · John 11:44 · John 18:8 5×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Mark 6:31 · Mark 6:33 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Present Active John 15:16 · Rev 14:4 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 79 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 77 imperfect 2
Voice
active 79
Mood
imperative 38 indicative 32 infinitive 5 subjunctive 2 participle 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 4:10 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 5:24 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 5:41 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 8:13 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 8:32 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 8:4 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 9:6 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 13:44 ὑπάγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 16:23 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 18:15 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 19:21 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 20:14 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 20:4 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 20:7 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 21:28 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Matthew 26:18 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 26:24 ὑπάγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 27:65 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 28:10 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 1:44 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 2:11 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 5:19 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 5:34 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 6:31 ὑπάγοντες present active participle participle Mark 6:33 ὑπάγοντας present active participle participle Mark 6:38 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 7:29 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 8:33 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 10:21 ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 10:52 Ὕπαγε present active imperative imperative Mark 11:2 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:13 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Mark 14:21 ὑπάγει present active indicative ongoing Mark 16:7 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Luke 8:42 ὑπάγειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 10:3 ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative Luke 12:58 ὑπάγεις present active indicative ongoing Luke 17:14 ὑπάγειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 19:30 Ὑπάγετε present active imperative imperative John 3:8 ὑπάγει present active indicative ongoing
+39 more occurrences
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)
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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