ὄπισθεν, in Ion. ( Hdt. 4.72 , al., SIG 46.65 (Halic.,v B. C.), etc.) and late Att. ( Luc. Am. 16 , etc.)ὄπισθεbefore a conson., as also in Poets, E. Cyc. 545 , IT 1333 : poet. alsoὄπῐθεν
Il. 6.181 , al., Pi. O. 10(11).35 , A. Pers. 1001 (lyr.) :—Adv.:
I. of Place,behind, at the back,opp.πρόσθε,
Il. 5.595 ; πρόσθε λέων ὄπιθεν δὲ δράκων μέσση δὲ χίμαιρα
6.181
; ὄπισθεν καταλιπεῖν
Od. 10.209
; μένειν
Il. 9.332
, etc. ; πέμψει οὖρον ὄ.
Od. 15.34
;ὄπιθεν κομόωντεςwith longback-hair, Il. 2.542 ; ὄπιθεν κομόωσαι ἔθειραι
IG 12(9).1179.9
(Euboea) ;ὄ. ἕπεσθαι, ἀκολουθεῖν,
A. l. c., etc. ;οἱ ὄπιθεν those who are left behind,e.g. at home, Od. 11.66 ; but also,those who are in the rear,