Enantion ἐναντίον
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| ἐναντίον | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | enantion |
| Strong's number | G1726 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | preposition |
| Gloss | in front of |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Enantion (Greek ἐναντίον, Strong's G1726) is a Greek preposition meaning “in front of”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐν-αντίος, -α, -ον
(ἀντίος, set against), [in LXX: ἐξ ἐναντίας, for נֶגֶד, etc.; ἐναντίον, for פָּנִים etc. ;]
over against, opposite, contrary: ἄνεμος, Mat.14:24, Mrk.6:48, Act.27:4; ἐξ ἐναντίας (ellipse obscure, see Bl., § 44,1; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), with genitive, Mrk.15:39. Metaphorical, opposed, hostile: 1Th.2:15, Act.26:9 28:17; ὁ ἐξ ἐ., Tit.2:8. Neuter., -ίον, adv., as prep. with genitive, before, in the presence of: Luk.1:6 20:26 24:19 Act.7:10 (ἔναντι, T), Act.8:32 (LXX).†
(AS)
(ἀντίος, set against), [in LXX: ἐξ ἐναντίας, for נֶגֶד, etc.; ἐναντίον, for פָּנִים etc. ;]
over against, opposite, contrary: ἄνεμος, Mat.14:24, Mrk.6:48, Act.27:4; ἐξ ἐναντίας (ellipse obscure, see Bl., § 44,1; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), with genitive, Mrk.15:39. Metaphorical, opposed, hostile: 1Th.2:15, Act.26:9 28:17; ὁ ἐξ ἐ., Tit.2:8. Neuter., -ίον, adv., as prep. with genitive, before, in the presence of: Luk.1:6 20:26 24:19 Act.7:10 (ἔναντι, T), Act.8:32 (LXX).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | before (4), of (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | before (3), sight (2), front (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Enantion, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 1:6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Luke 20:26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
- Luke 24:19And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:“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
- Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.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 8:32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).