ἐναντίον
enantion · before, in front of
Greek word · Strong’s number G1726 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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enantion (ἐναντίον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “before, in front of”.
In the presence of; in the sight of.
How to say it
e·nan·ti·on
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
- In the sight of.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- before ×4
- front of ×1
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
- Luke 20:26
And they were not able to catch him in any saying in front of the people; and marveling at his answer, they fell silent.
- Luke 24:19
And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a man, a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
- Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.
- Acts 8:32
Now the passage of Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to slaughter, and like a lamb silent before the one who shears it, so he does not open his mouth.