"behind," is used only of place, e.g., Mat 9:20, Mar 5:27, Luk 8:44, Rev 4:6; as a preposition, Mat 15:23 ("after"); Luk 23:26; in Rev 5:1, RV, "on the back;" AV, "backside." See BACK.
"after" (see BACK, adverb). "to come late, be behind," is translated "come behind," in 1Co 1:7; "to be behind," 2Co 11:5 and 2Co 12:11. See COME, No. 39, DESTITUTE, FAIL, LACK, NEED, B, Note, WANT, WORSE. "to abide, endure," is once rendered "tarry behind," Luk 2:43. See ABIDE. Note: In 1Th 3:1, the RV, "left behind" adequately expresses the verb kataleipo. akin to B. 1, denotes "that which is lacking," 1Co 16:17, Phi 2:30, Col 1:24 (AV, "that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ"), RV, "that which is lacking;" 1Th 3:10. For the other meaning, "want," see LACK, PENURY, WANT.
