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ἐνώπιον
enṓpion · Greek · Strong's G1799 · 93 occurrences
The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “before”
What it means
in the face of (literally or figuratively)
neuter of a compound of G1722 (ἐν) and a derivative of G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι);
How the KJV renders it
before, in the presence of
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“before”
Questions this word decides
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
Where it appears
93 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:29 ADV1 John 3:22 ADV1 Peter 3:4 ADV1 Timothy 2:3 ADV1 Timothy 5:4 ADV1 Timothy 5:20 ADV1 Timothy 5:21 ADV1 Timothy 6:12 ADV1 Timothy 6:13 ADV2 Corinthians 4:2 ADV2 Corinthians 7:12 ADV2 Corinthians 8:21 ADV2 Timothy 2:14 ADV2 Timothy 4:1 ADV3 John 1:6 ADVActs 2:25 ADVActs 4:10 ADVActs 4:19 ADVActs 6:5 ADVActs 6:6 ADVActs 7:46 ADVActs 9:15 ADVActs 10:30 ADVActs 10:31 ADVActs 10:33 ADVActs 19:9 ADVActs 19:19 ADVActs 27:35 ADVGalatians 1:20 ADVHebrews 4:13 ADVHebrews 13:21 ADVJames 4:10 ADVJohn 20:30 ADVLuke 1:15 ADVLuke 1:17 ADVLuke 1:19 ADVLuke 1:75 ADVLuke 4:7 ADVLuke 5:18 ADVLuke 5:25 ADVLuke 8:47 ADVLuke 12:6 ADVLuke 12:9 ADVLuke 13:26 ADVLuke 14:10 ADVLuke 15:10 ADVLuke 15:18 ADVLuke 15:21 ADVLuke 16:15 ADVLuke 23:14 ADVLuke 24:11 ADVLuke 24:43 ADVRevelation 1:4 ADVRevelation 2:14 ADVRevelation 3:2 ADVRevelation 3:5 ADVRevelation 3:8 ADVRevelation 3:9 ADVRevelation 4:5 ADVRevelation 4:6 ADV
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.