preposition
enantion
Greekἐναντίον (enantion)
Strong’sG1726
before, in the presence of, in the eyes of
stem enanti-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
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.
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
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
enantion5×
Luke 1:6“before”ale de dikaiois amfoterois enantion tou theou, poreuerōtois en pantai tai entolai kai dikaiōmei tou kuriou amemptois.Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
Luke 20:26“in the presence of”kai ouk ischuala epilambera tou rēmeu enantion tou laou, kai thaumazaratois epi ta apokrisia autou sigala.And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
Luke 24:19“before”kai legata autoi; Poieim? tois de legala auto; Teim peri Iēsu tou Nazarēnou, hos gineta anēros profētos dunatos en erge kai logo enantion tou theou kai pantou tou laou,“What things?” He asked. “The events involving Jesus of Nazareth,” they answered. “This man was a prophet, powerful in speech and action before God and all the people.
Acts 7:10“in the sight of”kai exaireta auton ek pantaiu taiu thlipsiaiu autou, kai dōata auto charian kai sofian enantion Faraō basilevou Aiguptau, kai kathistanata auton hēgerōton epi Aiguptan kai holon ton oikon autou.and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
Acts 8:32“before”tas de periochas tau grafau han anaginōskate ate houtas; Hōs probatem epi sfagan agita, kai hōs amnos enantion tou keiraratou auton afōnos, houtōs ouk anoigatō tem stomem autou.The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.