preposition
enantion
Strong’sG1726
before, in the presence of, in the eyes of
stem enanti-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
Strong’s G1726 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiden-an-tee'-on
(adverbially) in the presence (view) of
Fromneuter of G1727;
King Jamesbefore, in the presence of.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
opposite, ={ἀντίος} (which is rare in Prose):
1 of Place, on the opposite side, opposite, c.dative, ἀκταὶ ἐναντίαι ἀλλήλῃσιν Refs 8th c.BC+: hence, fronting, face to face, αὐτῳ οὔ πω φαίνετ᾽ ἐναντίη Refs 7th c.BC+; δεῖξον.. τὸ σὸν πρόσωπον δεῦρ᾽ ἐ. πατρί before him, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰναντία τινί things open to one's sight, Refs 5th c.BC+ look opposite ways, Refs 5th c.BC+
1.b with Verbs of motion, in the opposite direction, ἔνθα οἱ.. ἐναντίη ἤλυθε μήτηρ came to meet him, Refs 8th c.BC+
1.c Astrology texts, in diametrical aspect, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 in hostile sense, opposing, facing in fight, with genitive, ἐναντίοι ἔσταν Ἀχαιῶν Refs 8th c.BC+; οἱ ἐ. one's adversaries, Refs 5th c.BC+; the enemy, Refs 5th c.BC+
2.b generally, opposed to, τινί Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἐ. the opposite party, Refs; presenting obstacles, hindering, τινί Refs 5th c.BC+
2.c ὁ δι ἐναντίας the opponent in a alawsuit, Refs 3rd c.AD+
3 of qualities, acts, etc., opposite, contrary, reverse, τἀναντί᾽ εἰπεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+ the very reverse of these things, Refs 5th c.BC+; δείξας.. ἄστρων τὴν ἐ. ὁδόν, i.e. τὴν τοῦ ἡλίου ὁδὸν ἐ. οὖσαν τοῖς ἄστροις Refs 5th c.BC+; τἀναντία πρήσσειν [τῇ ὑγιείῃ] Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐναντία γνῶναι ταῖς πλείσταις [πόλεσιν] Refs 5th c.BC+., quite the contrary, Lg.Refs 5th c.BC+; πολὺ τοὐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b τὰ ἐ. opposites in Philos., Refs 6th c.BC+
4 in the Philos. of Refs 4th c.BC+ are contraries, especially the two attributes within the same genus which differ most widely from each other (as hot and cold), Refs
4.b ἐ. ἀποφάνσεις, προτάσεις, contrary propositions (All Refs, opposed to contradictory (see. ἀντιφατικῶς), Refs
II frequently in adverb usages:
II.1 from Refs 8th c.BC+ as adverb, opposite, facing, ἐ. ὧδε κάλεσσον here to my face, Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι ἐ. to look one in the face,Refs 5th c.BC+: hence, like a preposition with genitive, in the presence of, τῆς βουλῆς Refs; τῶνδ᾽ ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+; μαρτύρων ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.b in hostile sense, against, with genitive, ἀνέσταν.. σφοῦ πατρὸς ἐ. Refs 8th c.BC+ stand one's ground against, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.c contrariwise, in Attic dialect also with the Article, τοὐναντίον on the other hand, τοὐ. δέ.. Refs 4th c.BC+; ἢ πάλιν τοὐ. Refs 4th c.BC+; conversely, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.d neuter plural ἐναντία as adverb, with dative, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with Preps., ἐκ τοῦ ἐ. over against, opposite, opposed to ἐκ πλαγίου, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἐναντίας, Ionic dialect -ίης, Refs 5th c.BC+. the opposing parties, probably in Refs 4th c.AD+; ἐκ τῶν ἐ. on the contrary, Refs 2nd c.BC+; κατὰ τὰ ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+ the opposite sides of the parallelogram, Refs 3rd c.BC+; αἱ κατ᾽ ἐ. τομαί opposite sections (i. e. branches) of the hyperbola, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.3 regular adverb -ίως contrariwise, with dative, τούτοις οὐκ ἐ. λέγεις Refs 5th c.BC+; πικρῶς καὶ ἐ. like an enemy, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ἔχειν to be exactly opposed, Refs; πρός τι to be contrary in respect of.., Refs 4th c.BC+; in the Logic of Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
enantion5×
Luke 1:6“before”ale de dikaiois amfoterois enantion tou theou, poreuorōntois en pantai tai …Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and …
Luke 20:26“in the presence of”kai ouk ischuala epilabera tou rēmeu enantion tou laou, kai thaumazarantois epi ta …And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer …
Luke 24:19… profētos dunatos en erge kai logo enantion tou theou kai pantou tou laou,… prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
Acts 7:10… kai dōata auto charitan kai sofian enantion Faraō basilevou Aiguptau, kai katastēata auton …… He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed …
Acts 8:32… epi sfagan agita, kai hōs amnos enantion tou keirarantou auton afōnos, houtōs ouk …… the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He …