μετόνομ-θεν, sts. elidedμετόπισθ', Od. 22.345 :Adv.(freq. in Ep. , esp. Il. ),
1. of Place,behind, in the rear, Il. 6.68 ;μ. λελειμμένοιleftbehindin Troy, 24.687 ;in the second rank, 17.261 .
2. of Time,after, afterwards, freq. in Hom. , Il. 1.82 , al.; ἀμαυροτέρη γενεὴ μ. λέλειπται
Hes. Op. 284
; ἢ πρόσθ' ἢ μετόπισθεν
E. Fr. 446.5
(anap.).
II. Prep. c. gen.,behind, Il. 9.504 , Od. 9.539 .