- ὄπισθεν
- ὄπισθεν adv. (Hom. et al. [ὄπιθεν; s. Kühner-Bl. II 309f; Schwyzer I 628; cp. the adv. ὀπίσω]; ins, pap, LXX, pseudepigr., Joseph.; Ath. 20, 1).① pert. to extension that is behind, from behind, to the rear, afterⓐ as adv. (Appian, Syr. 24 §119; 63 §334, Bell. Civ. 4, 55 §239) Mt 9:20; Mk 5:27; Lk 8:44.ⓑ functioning as prep. w. the gen. (Hom. et al.; SIG 46, 65; 969, 5f; PGM 4, 1230 ὄπισθεν αὐτοῦ σταθείς; LXX)α. of place behind, after someone (Menand., Kolax 47 S. ὄπισθʼ ἐβάδιζέ μου; B-D-F §215, 1; Rob. 645) κράζειν ὄπ. τινος cry out behind/after someone Mt 15:23. ἤκουσα … ὄπ. μου I heard behind me Rv 1:10 v.l. φέρειν (τι) ὄπ. τινος carry (someth.) behind someone Lk 23:26.β. of time after someone or someth. ὄπισθεν αὐτῶν after them 4:4 v.l. (cp. Da 7:24).② pert. to position on the back/rear of an object, behind opp. ἔμπροσθεν (q.v. 2 and cp. Hes., Shield 132f πρόσθεν … ὄπισθε; Jos., Ant. 13, 30 ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν … ὄπισθεν) Rv 4:6. Of a scroll w. writing, ἔσωθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν inside and on the back, i.e. on the recto and verso 5:1 (cp. PTebt 58 recto, 37 [III B.C.] τἀπίλοιπα ὀπείσωι=‘the rest is on the back’; ostracon of the Deissmann collection in PMeyer 107 ff, no. 61, 15 [III B.C.] ὀπίσω=‘turn’; PGM 12, 267; 276;). The Revelator evidently draws on Ezk 2:10 to express fullness of communication. On the type of roll ὀπισθόγραφον, s. Pliny, Ep. 3, 5, 17; al. in Wetstein; RCharles, comm. ad loc.③ pert. to coming later in time, afterwards (Hom. et al.) 4:4 (difft. Da 7:24).—DELG. M-M.
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