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κατέναντι

katenantibeforeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentPreposition8 occurrences5 books8 verses

Definition

κατέναντι

adv., [in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶד, פָּנִים, Genesis 7:1, etc. ;]

over against, opposite, before: ἡ, κ. κώμη, Luke 19:30; as prep., with genitive, Matthew 21:2; 27:24 (ἀπ-, WH, mg.), Mark 11:2; 12:41 (ἀπ-, WH, mg.) Mark 13:3; metaphorically, before, before θεοῦ, Romans 4:17, 2 Corinthians 2:17; 12:19.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κατέναντι:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Matthew 21:2κατέναντι · ahead
    …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.
  2. Mark 11:2κατέναντι · ahead of
    …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.
  3. Mark 12:41κατέναντι · opposite
    As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
  4. Mark 13:3κατέναντι · opposite
    While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
  5. Luke 19:30κατέναντι · ahead [of you]
    …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.
  6. Romans 4:17κατέναντι · [He is our father] in the presence of
    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
  7. 2 Corinthians 2:17κατέναντι · before
    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.
  8. 2 Corinthians 12:19κατέναντι · before
    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.