preposition

katenōpion

Greekκατενώπιον (katenōpion)

Strong’sG2714

before the face of

stem katenōpi-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books

Translated as

before3×

What it means

† κατενώπιον

adv.

(= Hom., κατένωπα), [in LXX: Ps 43 (44):15, al.;]

over against, before: c. gen., τ. δόξης, Ju 24; metaph. (cf. κατέναντι, and v. Lft., Col 1:22), τ. θεοῦ, Eph 1:4, Col 1:22.†

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

Strong’s G2714 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkat-en-o'-pee-on

directly in front of

Fromfrom G2596 and G1799;

King Jamesbefore (the presence of), in the sight 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

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

katenōpion3×

Ephesians 1:4“before”kathōs eklegeta nin en auto pro katabolau kosmou, arō nin hagioin kai amōmoin katenōpion autou en agapa,For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

Colossians 1:22“before”nuni de apokatallassiva en te sōme tau sarxau autou dia tou thanatou paristanara vin hagioin kai amōmoin kai anenklētoin katenōpion autou,But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence —

Jude 1:24“before”To de dunerōto fulassara vin aptaistoin kai histanara katenōpion tau doxau autou amōmoin en agalliasiaNow to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy —