ἀντί
antiPrepositionG0473
for
From: a primary particle;
Short Definition
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Full Lexicon Entry
prep. with genitive
1.prop, in local sense, over against, opposite, hence
2.instead of, in place of, for (Hom., etc.)
Grammar
Part of Speech Preposition
Morphology G:PREP
DescriptionGreek Preposition
Occurrences
20 timesAppears 20 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
4
Matthew
4
Hebrews
2
1 Corinthians
1
1 Peter
1
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 11:15
- Acts 12:23
- James 4:15
- Luke 12:3
- Matthew 20:28
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