ὀπίσσω

ὀπίσω

[cf. ὄπισθεν.]

• • 1

    Of direction, backwards, back : ἀνεχάζετο τυτθὸν ὀπίσσω Il. 5.443. Cf. Il. 3.218, 261, Il. 12.205, Il. 20.119, etc. : Od. 8.375, Od. 11.149, Od. 12.410.

    In reference to the exercise of a mental faculty : πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσω (see πρόσσω 1).

    Back to the same place, back again : ὀπίσω κίε Od. 16.150. Cf. Od. 7.326.

    Sim. : ὄφρʼ ἐξεμέσειεν ὀπίσσω ἱστὸν αὖτις Od. 12.437.

  • 2

    Of place, behind, in rear : ἐξακέονται ὀπίσσω (follow and . . .) Il. 9.507, αὐτὰρ ὀπίσσω ἡ πληθὺς ἐπὶ νῆας ἀπονέοντο (behind the screen covering their retreat) Il. 15.304. Cf. Il. 15.735, Il. 17.752, Il. 21.30, Il. 22.137.

    Sim. : τῷ ἄλγεα κάλλιπʼ ὀπίσσω (left behind her) Od. 11.279. Cf. Il. 3.160 : Od. 23.119.

  • 3

    Of time, afterwards, hereafter, thereafter, in the future, in time to come, later : τρῳαί μʼ ὀπίσσω μωμήσονται Il. 3.411. Cf. Il. 4.37, Il. 6.352, 450, Il. 15.497, etc. : Od. 1.222 (for the time to come), Od. 2.179, Od. 6.273, Od. 11.433, Od. 14.137, Od. 18.132, etc.

    As quasi-sb. : ἐς ὀπίσσω Od. 18.122= Od. 20.199.