Strong G1799ἐνώπιον

before

Transliteration
enōpion
Pronunciation
en-o'-pee-on
Morphology
Greek Preposition

Definition

Neuter of a compound of G1722 and a derivation of G3700; in the face of (literally or figuratively): - before in the presence (sight) of to.

Detailed definition

ἐνώπιος, -ον
(ὤψ), [in LXX for פָּנִים, etc.;]
face to face, in sight (Theocr.; ἄρτοι ἐ., Exo.25:29): 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: Luk.1:19 Luk.4:7, Act.4:10 Act.6:5, Rev.1:4 2:14, al.; esp. ἐ. Κυρίου (θεοῦ), in the sight of God, or with God as witness or as judge, Rom.14:22, 1Co.1:29, 1Ti.2:3, Jas.4:10, 1Pe.3:4, al.
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In the Bible

Strong G1799 appears in 89 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • before58
  • sight20
  • presence8
  • in6
  • be1
  • to1

First verses

  1. Luke 1:6
    And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
  2. Luke 1:15
    For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
  3. Luke 1:17
    And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
  4. Luke 1:19
    And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
  5. Luke 1:75
    In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
  6. Luke 4:7
    If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.
  7. Luke 5:18
    And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
  8. Luke 5:25
    And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
  9. Luke 8:47
    And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
  10. Luke 12:6
    Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
  11. Luke 12:9
    But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
  12. Luke 13:26
    Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
  13. Luke 14:10
    But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
  14. Luke 15:10
    Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
  15. Luke 15:18
    I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,
  16. Luke 15:21
    And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
  17. Luke 16:15
    And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
  18. Luke 23:14
    Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
  19. Luke 24:11
    And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
  20. Luke 24:43
    And he took it, and did eat before them.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐνώπ-ιος, ον,
(ὤψ) facing, to the front, πρό τ᾽ ἐνώπια [Refs 7th c.BC+ (7th-6th c.BC: Alcaeus Lyricus “Supp.” 4.17; ἐνώπιος ἐνωπίῳ λαλεῖν)]face to face, [LXX (LXX.Exo.33.11)]; ἄρτοι ἐ. shewbread, [Refs ([prev. work] 25.29(30))]; διαστολῶν γεγονυιῶν ὑμῖν καὶ ἐνοπίοις (sic) καὶ διὰ γραμμάτων in person, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 110.36 (2nd c.BC),compare “Sammelb.” 3925.6 (2nd c.BC).)]
II neuter ἐνώπιον as adverb, face to face, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 22.152)]; in person, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12(5).1061.10 (from Carthaea), “PTeb.” 14.13 (2nd c.BC))]: as preposition with genitive, [NT+4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.43 codices, “PCair.Zen.” 73.14 (3rd c.BC), “PGrenf.” 1.38.11 (2nd-1st c.BC), NT.Rom.12.17, NT.Gal.1.20, 2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ εὑρέσεως” 1.1; ἐ. θεῶν “SIG” 2843.7 (Delph., 2nd c.AD))]. Regul. adverb -ίως[Refs (10th c.AD: Suidas Legal icographus)]