the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Behind, Come Behind
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or "behind," is used only of place, e.g., Matthew 9:20; Mark 5:27; Luke 8:44; Revelation 4:6; as a preposition, Matthew 15:23 ("after"); Luke 23:26; in Revelation 5:1 , RV, "on the back;" AV, "backside." See BACK.
"after" (see BACK , adverb).
"to come late, be behind," is translated "come behind," in 1 Corinthians 1:7; "to be behind," 2 Corinthians 11:5 and 12:11. See COME , No. 39, DESTITUTE, FAIL, LACK, NEED, B, Note, WANT, WORSE.
"to abide, endure," is once rendered "tarry behind," Luke 2:43 . See ABIDE.
Note: In 1 Thessalonians 3:1 , the RV, "left behind" adequately expresses the verb kataleipo.akin to B. 1, denotes "that which is lacking," 1 Corinthians 16:17; Philippians 2:30; Colossians 1:24 (AV, "that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ"), RV, "that which is lacking;" 1 Thessalonians 3:10 . For the other meaning, "want," see LACK , PENURY , WANT.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Behind, Come Behind'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/b/behind-come-behind.html. 1940.
