ἐνώπιον
enōpionPrepositionG1799
before
From: neuter of a compound of G1722 (ἐν) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);
Short Definition
in the face of (literally or figuratively)
Full Lexicon Entry
face to face, in sight (Theocr.; ἄρτοι ἐ., ): neut., ἐνώπιον, in vernacular, with force of prep. with genitive [in LXX for פָּנִים, עַיִן, etc., cf. Dalman, Words, 31 f., 209 f., and Deiss., BS., 213], in NT, most frequently in Lk, Ac, Re, never in Mt, Mk, before, in the presence of: esp. ἐ. *Κυρίου *(θεοῦ), in the sight of God, or with God as witness or as judge
LXX Usage: for פָּנִים, etc.
Grammar
Part of Speech Preposition
Morphology G:PREP
DescriptionGreek Preposition
Occurrences
87 timesAppears 87 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Revelation
31
Luke
20
Acts
13
1 Timothy
6
2 Corinthians
3
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 1:29
- Acts 10:33
- Luke 1:17
- Luke 5:25
- Revelation 20:12
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