After
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (prep.) Behind in place; as, men in line one after another.
(2): (prep.) Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.
(3): (a.) Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.
(4): (a.) Hinder; nearer the rear.
(5): (prep.) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.
(6): (prep.) Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.
(7): (prep.) Below in rank; next to in order.
(8): (a.) To ward the stern of the ship; - applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.
(9): (prep.) Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.
(10): (prep.) Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.
(11): (prep.) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
(12): (adv.) Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.
(13): (prep.) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father.
(14): (prep.) According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.
King James Dictionary [2]
'After, a. The comparative degree of aft. But is some Teutonic dialects it is written with g.
1. In marine language, more aft, or towards the stern of the ship as, the after sails after hatchway. 2. In common language, later in time as, an after period of life.
In this sense, the word is often combined with the following noun as in afternoon.
'After, prep.
1. Behind in place as, men placed in a line one after another. 2. Later in time as, after supper. This word often precedes a sentence, as a governing preposition.
After I have arisen, I will go before you into Galilee. Math. 26.
3. In pursuit of, that is, moving behind, following in search of.
After whom is the king of Israel come out? 1 Samuel 24 .
Ye shall not go after other Gods. Deuteronomy 6 .
4. In imitation of as, to make a thing after a model. 5. According to as, consider a thing after its intrinsic value. 6. According to the direction and influence of.
To walk after the flesh to live after the flesh. Romans 8 .
To judge after the sight of the eye. Isaiah 11 .
To inquire after is to seek by asking to ask concerning.
To follow after, in scripture, is to pursue, or imitate to serve, or worship.
