ὀπίσω — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Aeol.ὐπίσσωadv. and prepreltd.ὄπισθεν ref. to movt.in a backwards directionopp. forwardsbackwards, backHom. Hes. Pi. Pl.alsoεἰς τοὐπίσωLys. Pl.to the backref. to being moved fr. the frontS.Ichn. back to the place or in the direction from which one has comeback, back againOd. Pi. Hdt. E.fr. AR. Theoc.quasi-adjl., of a route, a journeybackHdt.τὸ ὀπίσωbackHdt.ἐςεἰςτὸ ὀπίσωτοὐπίσωHdt. Plb.fig., in an argumentPl.ref. to a reversal of circumstancesback, back againto a former stateOd. Hdt. E.ref. to locationin a position behindbehind, at the back, in the rearIl. Tyrt. Plb. Plu.quasi-adjl., of a side of a camprearPlb.masc.sb.w.art.man behindoneselfPlu.pl.troops in the rearPlb.neut.sb.w.art.area behindoneselfPlu.rearw.gen.of an armyPlb.pl.backw.gen.of a person's headHdt. specif.behind the backref. to tying someone's handsIl. Hdt. Ar. X. D.ἐς τοὐπίσωref. to clasping one's own handsTh.as prep., ref. to locationbehind, to the rear ofw.gen.persons, a buildingPlb. Plu.ref. to followingbehind, afterw.gen.a personesp. a teacher or leaderNT.ref. to remaining or being left, when persons have departed or diedbehindHom. Hes. ref. to timein the futurehereafter, thereafter, laterHom. Hes. Stesich. Eleg. AR.quasi-adjl., of a narrativefuture, laterHdt.ἐς ὀπίσσωfor the futureOd.as prep.afterw.gen.a personi.e. his timeNT.into the futureref. to seeingw. prophetic visionS. phr.πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσωsts. preceded by ἅμα at the same timeforwards and backwardsref. to looking or directing one's thoughtsi.e. using experience of the past to anticipate the futureHom.

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backwards

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ὀπίσω

Headword (normalized):

ὀπίσω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

οπισω

Intro Text:

ὀπίσω

ep.ὀπίσσω

IDX:

28569

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-28570

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