preposition

anti

Greekἀντί (anti)

Strong’sG473

instead of, for

stem anti-22 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books

Translated as

for13×because3×in place of2×instead2×so then1×upon1×

What it means

ἀντί

(the ι is elided only in ἀνθ᾽ ὧν), prep. c. gen. (cf. MM, VGT, s.v.);

1. prop, in local sense, over against, opposite, hence;

2. instead of, in place of, for (Hom., etc.): Mt 5:38 17:27, Lk 11:11, I Co 11:15, He 12:2; c. artic. inf. (cl.), Ja 4:15; of succession, Mt 2:22; χάριν ἀ. χάριτος, Jo 1:16 (M, Pr., 100); of price in exchange, He 12:16; λύτρον ἀ. πολλῶν, Mt 20:28, Mk 10:45 (M, Pr., 105); of requital, Ro 12:17, I Th 5:15, I Pe 3:9 (cf. Wi 11:15); ἀνθ᾽ ὧν, because, Lk 1:20 19:44, Ac 12:23, II Th 2:10 (cl., LXX for אֲשֶׁר תַּחַת); id. therefore (cl., LXX), Lk 12:3; ἀ. τούτου (LXX for עַל־כֵּן), Eph 5:31. As a prefix, ἀντι- (before vowels ἀντ-, ἀνθ᾽-), denotes

(a) over against, ἀντιπέραν;

(b) co-operation, ἀντιβάλλειν;

(d) opposition, ἀντίχριστος;

(e) substitution, ἀνθύπατος. Compounds of ἀ. usually govern dat. (Bl., § 37, 7).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G473 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-tee'

opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)

Froma primary particle;

King Jamesfor, in the room of.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

22 occurrences, every one of them listed

anti22×

Matthew 2:22“in place of”akouaratos de hoti Archelaos basilatō tau Ioudaiau anti tou patērou autou Hērōdou fobita ekei aperchara; chrēmatiziratos de kata onarem anachōrata eis teim mereim tau Galilaiau,But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,

Matthew 5:38“for”Akouava hoti legita; Ofthalmon anti ofthalmou kai odonton anti odontou.You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

Matthew 5:38“for”Akouava hoti legita; Ofthalmon anti ofthalmou kai odonton anti odontou.You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

Matthew 17:27“for”hina de mē skandalizaneia autoin, poreuiratos eis thalassan ballasar ankistrem kai ton anabainaraton prōton ichthon airasar, kai anoigaratos tem stomem autou heuriskasi statēron; ekeinon lambaratos dōasar autoi anti mu kai su.“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”

Matthew 20:28“for”hōsper tos huios tou anthrōpou ouk erchata diakonira alla diakonara kai dōara tan psuchan autou lutrem anti polloiu.just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Mark 10:45“for”kai gar tos huios tou anthrōpou ouk erchata diakonira alla diakonara kai dōara tan psuchan autou lutrem anti polloiu.For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

Luke 1:20“because”kai idou esi siōparōtos kai mē dunerōtos lalara achri hau hēmerau gineteia houteim, anti heiu ouk pisteuasa toi logoi mu, hotinois plērili eis ton kairon autoiu.And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

Luke 11:11“instead”tinon de ek vu ton patēron aitati tos huios ichthon, kai anti ichthou ofion auto epidōati?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

Luke 12:3“so then”anti heiu hoseim en ta skotia legava en te fōte akouiti, kai hem pros tem ouem lalava en tei tameiei kērussiti epi teiu dōmeiu.What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

Luke 19:44“because”kai edafizali sin kai teim tekneim su en si, kai ouk afiēkali lithon epi lithon en si, anti heiu ouk gnōskasa ton kairon tau episkopau su.They will level you to the ground — you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”

John 1:16“upon”hoti ek teu plērōmeu autou nis pantois lambana, kai charian anti chariau;From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.

Acts 12:23“because”parachrēma de patassata auton angelos kuriou anti heiu ouk dōata tan doxan to theo, kai gineratos skōlēkobrōtos ekpsuchata.Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Romans 12:17“for”mēdeno kakem anti kakeu apodōarōtois; pronoerōtois kaleim enōpion pantoiu anthrōpoiu;Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

1 Corinthians 11:15“for”gunaikas de ean komateiō, doxas auta atō? hoti tas komas anti peribolaieu dōitē.but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

Ephesians 5:31“for”anti houteu kataleipati anthrōpos ton patēron kai tan mētēran kai proskolliti ta gunaika autou, kai eli tois duo eis sarxan henan.“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”

1 Thessalonians 5:15“for”horavōr mē tinos kakem anti kakeu tino apodōateia, alla pantote tem agathem diōkavōr eis allēloin kai eis pantoin.Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

2 Thessalonians 2:10“in place of”kai en panta apata adikiau toi apolluerōtoi, anti heiu tan agapan tau alētheiau ouk dechela eis tem sōzira autoin;and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.

Hebrews 12:2“for”aforarōtois eis ton tau pistiau archēgon kai teleiōton Iēsun, hos anti tau prokeierōtau auto charau hupomenata stauron aischunau katafronaratos, en dexa tē tou thronou tou theou kathizatē.Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:16“for”mē tinos pornos ē bebēlos hōs Ēsau, hos anti brōsiau henau apodōeta teim prōtotokieim heautou.See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.

James 4:15“instead”anti teu legarō vin; Ean tos kurios thelateia, kai zōani kai poiani houtem ē ekeinem.Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

1 Peter 3:9“for”mē apodōarōtois kakem anti kakeu ē loidorian anti loidoriau tounantion de eulogarōtois, hoti eis houtem kaliva hina eulogian klēronomaveia.Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:9“for”mē apodōarōtois kakem anti kakeu ē loidorian anti loidoriau tounantion de eulogarōtois, hoti eis houtem kaliva hina eulogian klēronomaveia.Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.