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P. and V. [[νῶτον]] or pl.

<b class="b2">Of the back</b>: P. and V. [[νωτιαῖος]] (Plat.).

<b class="b2">Of things</b>: P. τὰ [[ὄπισθεν]].

<b class="b2">The back legs</b>: P. τὰ ὀπίσθια σκέλη (Xen.).

<b class="b2">At the back, behind</b>, adv.: P. and V. [[ὄπισθεν]], [[ὀπίσω]], Ar. and P. [[κατόπιν]], [[ἐξόπισθεν]], V. ὄπισθε.

<b class="b2">In the rear</b>: P. κατὰ νώτου.

<b class="b2">On horse-back</b>: P. and V. ἐφʼ ἵππου.

<b class="b2">On one's back</b>, adj.: P. and V. [[ὕπτιος]].

<b class="b2">Turn one's back</b>, v. intrans.: V. νωτίζειν.

<b class="b2">They turned their backs in flight</b>: V. πρὸς φυγὴν ἐνώτισαν (Eur., ''And.'' 1141).

<b class="b2">Bind</b> (<b class="b2">a person's</b>) <b class="b2">hands behind his back</b>: Ar. and P. [[ὀπίσω]] τὼ χεῖρε [[δεῖν]] (Ar., Lys. 434, and Dem. 356).

<b class="b2">Binding his hands behind his back</b>: P. τὼ χεῖρε περιαγαγὼν εἰς τοὔπισθεν (Lys. 94).

<b class="b2">Clasp one's hands behind one's back</b>: P. τὼ χεῖρε εἰς τοὐπίσω συμπλέκειν (Thuc. 4, 4).

<b class="b2">Why do you weep turning your back upon my face</b>: V. τί μοι προσώπῳ [[νῶτον]] ἐγκλίνασα σόν δύρει (Eur., <b class="b2">Hec.</b> 739).

'''adv.'''

P. and V. [[πάλιν]], [[ἔμπαλιν]], εἰς τοὔπισθεν, P. εἰς τοὐπίσω, <b class="b2">V</b> . ἄψορρον, or use adj., V. [[ἄψορρος]], [[παλίσσυτος]], [[παλίντροπος]], [[παλίμπλαγκτος]].

<b class="b2">Ago</b>: P. and V. πρότερον.

<b class="b2">Come back</b>, v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπανέρχεσθαι; see [[return]].

<b class="b2">Give back</b>, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀποδιδόναι.

<b class="b2">Hang back</b>, v. intrans.: P. and V. ὀκνεῖν, κατοκνεῖν. μέλλειν; see [[hesitate]].

<b class="b2">Turn back</b>, v. trans.: P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν; v. intrans., P. and V. ἀποστρέφειν or pass., ὑποστρέφειν or pass.; see under [[turn]].

'''v. trans.'''

<b class="b2">Back water</b>: Ar. and P. ἀνακρούεσθαι (<b class="b2">Vesp.</b> 399), P. κρούεσθαι πρύμναν.

<b class="b2">Favour</b>: P. and V. εὐνοεῖν (dat.).

<b class="b2">Support, confirm</b>: P. βεβαιοῦν. V. intrans.

<b class="b2">Go back</b>: P. and V. ὑποστρέφειν or pass.

<b class="b2">Back out</b> (<b class="b2">of an undertaking</b>): P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.), ἐξίστασθαι (gen.).

<b class="b2">Back out of what one has said</b>: P. ἐξαναχωρεῖν τὰ εἰρημένα (Thuc. 4, 28).
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