preposition
katenanti
Greekκατέναντι (katenanti)
Strong’sG2713
opposite, in front of
stem katenanti-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
† κατέναντι,
adv.,[in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶד(לְ), לִפְנֵי, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2713 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
katenanti8×
Matthew 21:2“ahead of”legarōtos autoi; Poreuevōr eis tan kōman tan katenanti vu, kai eutheōs heuriskavi onan dirētan kai pōlon meta autau; luaratois agavar mi.saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
Mark 11:2“ahead of”kai legatō autoi; Hupagavōr eis tan kōman tan katenanti vu, kai euthuos eisporeuerōtois eis autan heuriskavi pōlon dirēton epi hon oudenos oupō anthrōpoiu kathizata; luavar auton kai feravōr.and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.
Mark 12:41“opposite”Kai kathizaratos katenanti teu gazofulakieu theōrate pōs tos ochlos ballatō chalkon eis tem gazofulakiem; kai pollois plousiois ballale polleim;As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
Mark 13:3“opposite”Kai katherōtou autou eis tem Orem taiu Elaiaiu katenanti teu hiereu eperōtate auton kata idian Petros kai Iakōbos kai Iōannos kai Andreos;While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
Romans 4:17“in the presence of”kathōs grafitē hoti Patēron polleiu ethneiu tithamē sin, katenanti hou pisteuata theou tou zōopoiarōtou toin nekroin kai kalarōtou teim mē arōteim hōs arōteim;As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
2 Corinthians 2:17“before”ouk gar anō hōs tois pollois kapēleuarōtois ton logon tou theou, alla hōs ek eilikrineiau, alla hōs ek theou katenanti theou en Christo lalanō.For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
2 Corinthians 12:19“before”Palai dokavō hoti vi apologenō? katenanti theou en Christo lalanō. teim de panteim, agapētoir, huper tau vu oikodomau,Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
Luke 19:30“ahead of”legarōtos; Hupagavōr eis tan katenanti kōman, en ha eisporeuerōtois heuriskavi pōlon dirēton, epi hon oudenos pōpote anthrōpoiu kathizata, kai luaratois auton agavar.saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.