ἀπάντησις
apantēsis · meeting
Greek word · Strong’s number G529 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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apantēsis (ἀπάντησις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “meeting”.
"to meet", going out to welcome someone.
How to say it
a·pan·tē·sis
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Going out toward one who is arriving.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 25:6
But in the middle of the night there was a shout: ‘Look, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’
- Acts 28:15
And from there the brothers, having heard the news about us, came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, thanking God, he took courage.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17
then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be always with the Lord.