ὀπίσθ-ιος, α, ον,
(compare πρόσθιος) hinder, belonging to the hinder part, [[ Inscriptiones Graecae 12.369.12 ] Refs]; τὰ ὀ. σκέλεα the hind-legs. [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.103, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “de Equitandi ratione” 11.2: _sing._, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 500b30; πόδες 7th-6th c.BC(?): Semonides Iambographus 28, 4th-3rd c.BC: Philemo Comicus 145 ] Refs 7th c.BC+]; τένων ὁ ὀ. the tendo Achillis, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 11 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; so ὀπίσθια (i.e. μόρια) [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Generatione Animalium” 722b29 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ ὀ. the hinder part, opposed to τὸ πρόσθιον, [[ [prev. author] “IA” 706b1 ] Refs]; also of the cheek of animals, [[ [prev. author] “HA” 492b23: ] Refs] substantive feminine ὀπισθία, hinder part, [[ 5th c.BC: Epicharmus Comicus 90 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]; of stars, following in the daily movement, [[ 2nd c.AD: Cleomedes Astronomus 1.1 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]. adverb -ίως[[ LXX.1Ki.4.18. ] LXX]