1. ὄπισθεν · opisthen — Beekes
close upon, at, behind
The corpus record
ὄπισθεν
opisthen
close upon, at, behind
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Distribution
- On the Art of Horsemanship 9 · 12.95/10k
- On Hunting 11 · 12.09/10k
- De juventute et senectute, De vita et morte 2 · 10.88/10k
- On the Cavalry Commander 5 · 8.69/10k
- Epistula Jeremiae 1 · 7.94/10k
- Joel 1 · 6.49/10k
- Ichneutae 1 · 5.82/10k
- Ruth 1 · 5.21/10k
- Regnorum II 7 · 4.33/10k
- On the Murder of Eratosthenes 1 · 4.16/10k
- Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 2 · 4.11/10k
- Anabasis 23 · 4.09/10k
Densest 12 of 65 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.
Senses
2. ὄπισθεν · opisthen — Chantraine
un suffixe -θε(ν) qui ne comporte pas de signification d
3. ὄπισθεν · opisthen — LSJ
behind, at the back
Attestations
- ὄπιθεν · opithen Iliad 1.197
- ὄπιθεν · opithen Iliad 2.542
- ὄπισθεν · opisthen Iliad 4.362
- ὄπισθε · opisthe Iliad 5.595
- ὄπιθεν · opithen Iliad 6.181
- ὄπισθεν · opisthen Iliad 6.526
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Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 1142; entry #4603 Review: Under source audit
- scan pp. 825-826; entry #5974 Review: Under source audit
The authorities' own wording is withheld pending review. Each source's identity, locator, and review status are cited above.
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