Prosōpon πρόσωπον

Prosōpon (Greek πρόσωπον, Strong's G4383) is a Greek neuter noun meaning “face”. It occurs 78 times in 73 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Prosōpon, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 6:16
  Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
• Matthew 6:17
  But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
• Matthew 11:10
  For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
• Matthew 16:3
  And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
• Matthew 17:2
  And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
• Matthew 17:6
  And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
• Matthew 18:10
  Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
• Matthew 22:16
  And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
• Matthew 26:39
  And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
• Matthew 26:67
  Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

Mark

• Mark 1:2
  As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
• Mark 12:14
  And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
• Mark 14:65
  And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.

Luke

• Luke 1:76
  And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
• Luke 2:31
  Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
• Luke 5:12
  And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
• Luke 7:27
  This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
• Luke 9:29
  And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
• Luke 9:51
  And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
• Luke 9:52
  And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
• Luke 9:53
  And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
• Luke 10:1
  After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
• Luke 12:56
  Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
• Luke 17:16
  And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
• Luke 20:21
  And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
• Luke 21:35
  For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
• Luke 22:64
  And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?”
• Luke 24:5
  And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

Acts

• Acts 2:28
  Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
• Acts 3:13
  The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
• Acts 3:20
  And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
• Acts 5:41
  And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
• Acts 6:15
  And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
• Acts 7:45
  Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
• Acts 13:24
  When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
• Acts 17:26
  And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
• Acts 20:25
  And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
• Acts 20:38
  Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
• Acts 25:16
  To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 13:12
  For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
• 1 Corinthians 14:25
  And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 1:11
  Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
• 2 Corinthians 2:10
  To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
• 2 Corinthians 3:7
  But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
• 2 Corinthians 3:13
  And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18
  But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6
  For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 2 Corinthians 5:12
  For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
• 2 Corinthians 8:24
  Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.
• 2 Corinthians 10:1
  Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
• 2 Corinthians 10:7
  Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s.You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
• 2 Corinthians 11:20
  For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.

Galatians

• Galatians 1:22
  And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judea which were in Christ:I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
• Galatians 2:6
  But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
• Galatians 2:11
  But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.

Colossians

• Colossians 2:1
  For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

1 Thessalonians

• 1 Thessalonians 2:17
  But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:10
  Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 1:9
  Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Hebrews

• Hebrews 9:24
  For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

James

• James 1:11
  For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
• James 1:23
  For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 3:12
  For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Jude

• Jude 1:16
  These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

Revelation

• Revelation 4:7
  And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
• Revelation 6:16
  And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
• Revelation 7:11
  And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
• Revelation 9:7
  And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.
• Revelation 10:1
  And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
• Revelation 11:16
  And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
• Revelation 12:14
  And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
• Revelation 20:11
  And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
• Revelation 22:4
  And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).