ὀπίσθ-ιος

ὀπίσθ-ιος, α, ον, (cf. πρόσθιος)

A hinder, belonging to the hinder part, IG12.369.12 ; τὰ ὀ. σκέλεα the hind-legs. Hdt.3.103, X.Eq.11.2 : sg., Arist.HA 500b30 ;

πόδες Semon.28

, Philem.145 ; τένων ὁ ὀ. the tendo Achillis, Hp.Fract.11 ; so ὀπίσθια (sc. μόρια) Arist.GA 722b29 ; τὸ ὀ. the hinder part, opp. τὸ πρόσθιον, Id.IA 706b1 ; also of the cheek of animals, Id.HA 492b23 : Subst. fem. ὀπισθία, hinder part, Epich. 90 ; of stars, following in the daily movement, Cleom.1.1. Adv.

- ίως LXX 1 Ki.4.18

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Grammatical information: adv. and prep.

Meaning: `(from) behind, back, after' (Il.).

Other forms: -ε (Ion. poet.), ὄπιθε(ν) (Il.)

Compounds: Many compp., e.g. ὀπισθό-δομος m. `backmost hall of the temple of Athena' (Att.; Risch IF 59, 251); on ὀπισθέναρ s. θέναρ; many details in Schwyzer-Debrunner 540. As 2. member a.o. in μετ-όπισ-θε(ν) `id.' (Il.).

Derivatives: ὀπίσθ-ιος (IA.), - ίδιος (Sophr., Call., AP) `situated in the back'; compar. forms ὀπίστατος (Θ 342,Λ 178; for *ὀπίσθ-ατος?, Schwyzer 535 after it - τερος (Arat., Nonn.) beside ὀπισθό-τερος (Arat.). -- Besides ὀπίσ(σ)ω (Il.), Aeol. ὑπίσσω (Sapph.) `backward, afterwards' with ὀπισώ-τατος (hell.); ἐξ-οπίσω `id.' (Il.) a.o. -- Cf. Treu Von Homer zur Lyrik 133 f.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [323] * h₁epi, h₁opi `close upon, at, behind'

Etymology: In ὄπι-θεν seems a noun or adv. ὄπι to be retained, that is also seen in Myc. opi and in κατ-όπιν (IA.) a. perh. still functions as acc. (Schwyzer 625); cf. on ὀπώρα; to this ὄπι-σ-θεν like πρόσ-θεν and ὀπίσ(σ)-ω. The last may stand for *ὀπι-τι̯ω, cf. on εἴσ-ω s. εἰς w. lit.; see also Gusmani A.I.O.N. 3 (1961) 41ff. -- For connections outside Greek s. ἔπι; o-ablaut also in Lat. ob a.o.; on this w. rich lit. W.-Hofmann s.v.

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