Etymology:
- Originally uttered by Christ in the King James Bible, Matthew 16:23: “get thee behind me, Satan”; Latin vāde retrō, Satanā; Ancient Greek ὕπαγε ὀπίσω μου, Σατανᾶ.
- 674 Views
“
"Jesu Maria!" exclaimed the younger. "Oh, fie, Sister Seraphina! Fie, fie!--VADE RETRO--get thee behind me!"
Submitted on July 07, 2010
Translation
Find a translation for the get thee behind me phrase in other languages:
πάρε πίσω μου
ponte detrás de mí
vie sinut taakseni
mets toi derrière moi
gabh chugat i mo dhiaidh
վերցրու քեզ իմ հետևից
ti tengo dietro di me
ut te post me
te ia în spatele meu
میرے پیچھے ہو جاؤ
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Nearby phrases
Some more phrases from our dictionary similar to get thee behind me
How to pronounce this phrase?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this get thee behind me definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"get thee behind me." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 4 Dec. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/phrase/get-thee-behind-me_19937>.
Discuss this get thee behind me phrase with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In