preposition

enanti

Greekἔναντι (enanti)

Strong’sG1725

before, in the presence of

stem enanti-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books

Translated as

before2×

What it means

† ἔν-αντι

adv.,

a κοινή word (MM, Exp., xii),

before; as prep., c. gen.: Lk 1:8, Ac 7:10 (WH, ἐναντίον), Ac 8:21.†

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

Strong’s G1725 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saiden'-an-tee

in front (i.e. figuratively, presence) of

Fromfrom G1722 and G473;

King Jamesbefore.

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.

Words built on the same stem

enantios — ἐναντίος, opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary enantion — ἐναντίον, before, in the presence of, in the eyes of

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

enanti2×

Luke 1:8“before”Gineta de en te hierateuarō auton en ta taxia tau efēmeriau autou enanti tou theouOne day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Acts 8:21“before”ouk atō si merias oude klēros en to logo houto, tas gar kardias su ouk atō euthuas enanti tou theou.You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.