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GreekG2713Preposition

κατέναντι

katenanti

8Occurrences
G2713Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

directly opposite

from G2596 (κατά) and G1725 (ἔναντι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adv., over against, opposite, before: ἡ, κ. κώμη; as prep., with genitive (ἀπ-, WH, mg.) (ἀπ-, WH, mg.) ; metaphorically, before.
LXX: chiefly for נֶגֶד, פָּנִים, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

κατέναντι appears 8 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Mark
3
2 Corinthians
2
Luke
1
Matthew
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 12:19BSB

Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.

2 Corinthians 2:17BSB

For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

Luke 19:30BSB

saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

Matthew 21:2BSB

saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

Mark 11:2BSB

and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.