UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: prep. (with gen.), advb.

Related lemmas: ὄπισθεν

Sense 1: behind, in back of

Semantic entry: 83.40

Semantic domains: Spacial Positions

Subdomains: In Front Of, Face To Face, In Back Of, Behind

Definition: a position behind an object or other position

MAT 16:23: RV MAT 16:23 · LV MAT 16:23 · Read together MAT 16:23

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OET-RV MAT 16:23

23 Yeshua turned towards Kefa and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You’re tempting me because you’re not thinking in a godly way, but only in human terms.”

OET-LV MAT 16:23

23 But he having _been _turned said to_ the _Petros:
Be _going behind me, Satan/(Sāţān).
You _are a_temptation of _me, because you _are_ not _thinking the things of_ the _god, but the things the of _humans.

MAT 24:18: RV MAT 24:18 · LV MAT 24:18 · Read together MAT 24:18

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OET-RV MAT 24:18

18 and anyone in the field shouldn’t go back to the house to get their coat.

OET-LV MAT 24:18

18 and the one in the field, let_ not _return back to _take _away the coat of _him.

All 13 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 16:23 · RV MAT 24:18 · LV MAT 16:23 · LV MAT 24:18 · Read together MAT 16:23 · Read together MAT 24:18

MRK: RV MRK 8:33 · RV MRK 13:16 · LV MRK 8:33 · LV MRK 13:16 · Read together MRK 8:33 · Read together MRK 13:16

LUK: RV LUK 7:38 · RV LUK 9:62 · RV LUK 17:31 · LV LUK 7:38 · LV LUK 9:62 · LV LUK 17:31 · Read together LUK 7:38 · Read together LUK 9:62 · Read together LUK 17:31

JHN: RV JHN 6:66 · RV JHN 18:6 · RV JHN 20:14 · LV JHN 6:66 · LV JHN 18:6 · LV JHN 20:14 · Read together JHN 6:66 · Read together JHN 18:6 · Read together JHN 20:14

PHP: RV PHP 3:13 · LV PHP 3:13 · Read together PHP 3:13

REV: RV REV 1:10 · RV REV 12:15 · LV REV 1:10 · LV REV 12:15 · Read together REV 1:10 · Read together REV 12:15

Sense 2: after, to follow

Semantic entry: 36.35

Semantic domains: Guide, Discipline, Follow

Subdomains: Follow, Be a Disciple

Definition: marker of one who is followed as a leader (occurring with a variety of verbs indicating change of state or movement)

MAT 4:19: RV MAT 4:19 · LV MAT 4:19 · Read together MAT 4:19

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OET-RV MAT 4:19

19 “Come and follow me,” Yeshua told them, “and I’ll make you into fishers of people.”

OET-LV MAT 4:19

19 And he _is _saying to _them:
Come after me, and I _will _be _making you _all fishermen of _people.

MAT 10:38: RV MAT 10:38 · LV MAT 10:38 · Read together MAT 10:38

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OET-RV MAT 10:38

38 Anyone who doesn’t pick up their own execution post, and carry it as they follow me, is not worthy of being mine.

OET-LV MAT 10:38

38 And who is_ not _taking the stake of _him and is _following after me, is not worthy of _me.

All 17 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 4:19 · RV MAT 10:38 · RV MAT 16:24 · LV MAT 4:19 · LV MAT 10:38 · LV MAT 16:24 · Read together MAT 4:19 · Read together MAT 10:38 · Read together MAT 16:24

MRK: RV MRK 1:17 · RV MRK 1:20 · RV MRK 8:34 · LV MRK 1:17 · LV MRK 1:20 · LV MRK 8:34 · Read together MRK 1:17 · Read together MRK 1:20 · Read together MRK 8:34

LUK: RV LUK 9:23 · RV LUK 14:27 · RV LUK 19:14 · RV LUK 21:8 · LV LUK 9:23 · LV LUK 14:27 · LV LUK 19:14 · LV LUK 21:8 · Read together LUK 9:23 · Read together LUK 14:27 · Read together LUK 19:14 · Read together LUK 21:8

JHN: RV JHN 12:19 · LV JHN 12:19 · Read together JHN 12:19

ACT: RV ACT 5:37 · RV ACT 20:30 · LV ACT 5:37 · LV ACT 20:30 · Read together ACT 5:37 · Read together ACT 20:30

TI1: RV TI1 5:15 · LV TI1 5:15 · Read together TI1 5:15

PE2: RV PE2 2:10 · LV PE2 2:10 · Read together PE2 2:10

JDE: RV JDE 1:7 · LV JDE 1:7 · Read together JDE 1:7

REV: RV REV 13:3 · LV REV 13:3 · Read together REV 13:3

Sense 3: after

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After

Definition: a marker of a point of time closely associated with a prior point of time

MAT 3:11: RV MAT 3:11 · LV MAT 3:11 · Read together MAT 3:11

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OET-RV MAT 3:11

11 I’m immersing people in water as a sign that they’re turning away from their sins, but there’s another one coming after me who’s greater than me—so much so that I’m not even worthy to carry his sandals. He’ll immerse you in the holy spirit and with fire.

OET-LV MAT 3:11

11 I on _one _hand am _immersing you _all in water to repentance, on _the _other _hand the one coming after me is mightier than me, of _whom not I _am worthy to _bear the sandals.
He will _be _immersing you _all in the_ holy _spirit and with _fire.

MRK 1:7: RV MRK 1:7 · LV MRK 1:7 · Read together MRK 1:7

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OET-RV MRK 1:7

7 He also announced, “There’s a greater man coming soon—in fact I’m not even good enough to bend down and untie his sandal straps.

OET-LV MRK 1:7

7 And he _was _proclaiming saying:
The one mightier than me is _coming after me, of _whom I _am not worthy having _bent _down, to _untie the strap of _the sandals of _him.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 3:11 · LV MAT 3:11 · Read together MAT 3:11

MRK: RV MRK 1:7 · LV MRK 1:7 · Read together MRK 1:7

JHN: RV JHN 1:15 · RV JHN 1:27 · RV JHN 1:30 · LV JHN 1:15 · LV JHN 1:27 · LV JHN 1:30 · Read together JHN 1:15 · Read together JHN 1:27 · Read together JHN 1:30

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

ὀπίσω

Form 1

Sense 1: behind, in back of

Sense 2: after, to follow

Sense 3: after