ὀπίσωopísō
to the back, i.e. aback (as adverb or preposition of time or place; or as noun)
Greek (New Testament) · G3694
Meanings
1. properly, as in classical Greek, adverb
(a) of time (not in NT)
(b) of place, back, behind, after: Matthew 24:18, Luke 7:38; τὰ ὀ., Philippians 3:13; εἰς τὰ ὀ., Mark 13:16, Luke 9:62, Luke 17:31, John 6:66, John 18:6, John 20:14.
2. By a usage not found in classical Greek, and in LXX representing the Heb. preposition אַחֲרֵי (Bl., § 40, 8; Thackeray, Gr., 46 f.), but also prob. general in vernacular, as preposition with genitive
(a) of time, after: Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:7, John 1:15, John 1:27, John 1:30
(b) of place, behind, after: Matthew 4:19, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 16:23, Matthew 16:24, Mark 1:17, Mark 1:20, Mark 8:33, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23, Luke 14:27, Luke 19:14, Luke 21:8, 2 Peter 2:10, Jude 1:7, Revelation 1:10, Revelation 12:15; in constr. praegn. (see Swete on Revelation 13:3), John 12:19, Acts 5:17, Acts 20:30, 1 Timothy 5:15, Revelation 13:3.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 35 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Matthew 4:19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”
- Matthew 10:38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
- Matthew 16:23 Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”
- Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.
- Matthew 24:18 A person out in the field must not return even to get a coat.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.