opisthen · behind

What it means

opisthen (ὄπισθεν) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “behind”.

From behind.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. From behind someone, or on the back side of a thing.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• behind ×5
• after ×1
• back ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• Revelation×2

• Matthew 9:20

  And look, a woman who had been suffering from bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak;

• Matthew 15:23

  But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and were urging him, saying, “Send her away, for she is crying out after us.”

• Mark 5:27

  having heard about Jesus, came in the crowd from behind and touched his cloak;

• Luke 8:44

  came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, and immediately her flow of blood stopped.

• Luke 23:26

  And as they led him away, they seized a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.

• Revelation 4:6

  and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. And in the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.

• Revelation 5:1

  And I saw in the right hand of the one who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, sealed with seven seals.