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πρόσωπον

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greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter76 occurrences15 books71 verses

Definition

πρόσωπον, -ου, τό

(πρός, ὤψ), [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for פָּנִים ;]

1. prop., of persons (so always in cl.);

(a) the face, countenance: Matthew 6:16-17, Mark 14:65, Luke 9:29, 2 Corinthians 3:7, Revelation 4:7, al.; τὸ π. τῆς γενέτεως (EV, natural face), James 1:23; πίπτειν ἐπὶ (τὰ) π., Matthew 17:6, Luke 5:12, Revelation 7:11, al.; ἀγνοούμενος τῷ π., Galatians 1:22; π., οὐ καρδίᾳ, 1 Thessalonians 2:17; κατὰ πρόσωπον (in front, facing: Thuc., Xen., al.), when present, face to face, Acts 25:16, 2 Corinthians 10:1; 10:7, Galatians 2:11; id. with genitive, as compound prep., in the presence of (not cl.; see Bl., § 40, 9; M, Pr., 99 f.; Thackeray, Gr., 43 f.), Luke 2:31, Acts 3:13; similarly ἀπὸ π. (Heb. (פָּנִים מִלִּפְּנֵי); see Dalman, Words, 29), from the presence of, Acts 3:19; 5:41; 7:45, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Revelation 12:14; 20:11; πρὸ π. (Heb. (פָּנִים לִפְנֵי), before, Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 7:27" (LXX), al.; in other phrases resembling Heb. idiom (Thackeray, Gr., 42), βλέπειν (ὁρᾶν, θεωρεῖν, ἰδεῖν) τὸ π., to see one's face, i.e. see him in person, Matthew 18:10, Acts 20:25, 38, 1 Thessalonians 3:10, Revelation 22:4; ἐμφανισθῆναι τῷ π. τοῦ θεοῦ, Hebrews 9:24; ἐν π. Χριστοῦ, 2 Corinthians 2:10; 4:6; μετὰ τοῦ π. σου with thy presence, Acts 2:28 (LXX); εἰς π. τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν, 2 Corinthians 8:24; στηρίζειν τὸ π. (Heb. פָּנִים שׂוּם: Jeremiah 21:10, al.; see Dalman, Words, 30), with inf., to set one's face towards, Luke 9:51; similarly, τὸ π. αὐτοῦ ἦν πορευόμενον (op. cit., 31), Luke 9:53; τὸ π. τοῦ κυρίου ἐπί, 1 Peter 3:12 (LXX)

(b) form, person: καυχᾶσθαι. ἐν π. καὶ μὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ, 2 Corinthians 5:12 (cf. 1 Samuel 16:7); metaphorically, as in Heb. idiom, of judgment according to appearance, external condition or circumstances (פָּנִים H5387; see Dalman, Words, 30; Thackeray, Gr., 43 f.): λαμβάνειν π., Luke 20:21, Galatians 2:6; βλέπειν εἰς π., Matthew 22:16, Mark 12:14; θαυμάζειν πρόσωπα, Jude 16.

2. Of things (cf. Dalman, l.with)

(a) face, appearance (Psalm 104:30): Matthew 16:3 (WH, R, mg., om.), Luke 12:56, James 1:11

(b) surface (Genesis 2:6): Luke 21:35, Acts 17:26

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

76 total
  1. Matthew 6:16πρόσωπα · faces
    When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  2. Matthew 6:17πρόσωπόν · face
    But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
  3. Matthew 11:10προσώπου
    This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
  4. Matthew 16:3πρόσωπον · appearance
    …and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
  5. Matthew 17:2πρόσωπον · face
    There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
  6. Matthew 17:6πρόσωπον
    When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
  7. Matthew 18:10πρόσωπον · face
    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  8. Matthew 22:16πρόσωπον · external appearance
    They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
  9. Matthew 26:39πρόσωπον · facedown
    Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
  10. Matthew 26:67πρόσωπον · face
    Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him
  11. Mark 1:2προσώπου
    As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
  12. Mark 12:14πρόσωπον
    “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
  13. Mark 14:65πρόσωπον
    Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.
  14. Luke 2:31πρόσωπον · the sight
    …which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
  15. Luke 5:12πρόσωπον · facedown
    While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  16. Luke 7:27προσώπου
    This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
  17. Luke 9:29προσώπου · face
    And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
  18. Luke 9:51πρόσωπον
    As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
  19. Luke 9:52προσώπου
    He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
  20. Luke 9:53πρόσωπον
    But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
  21. Luke 10:1προσώπου
    After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
  22. Luke 12:56πρόσωπον · appearance
    You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
  23. Luke 17:16πρόσωπον · facedown
    He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.
  24. Luke 20:21πρόσωπον
    “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
  25. Luke 21:35πρόσωπον · the face
    For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
  26. Luke 24:5πρόσωπα · faces
    As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
  27. Acts 2:28προσώπου · presence
    You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
  28. Acts 3:13πρόσωπον · before
    The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
  29. Acts 3:20προσώπου · [the] presence
    …that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you.
  30. Acts 5:41προσώπου
    The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
  31. Acts 6:15πρόσωπον · face; πρόσωπον · [the] face
    All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
  32. Acts 7:45προσώπου
    And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
  33. Acts 13:24προσώπου
    Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
  34. Acts 17:26προσώπου
    From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
  35. Acts 20:25πρόσωπόν · face
    Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
  36. Acts 20:38πρόσωπον · face
    They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
  37. Acts 25:16πρόσωπον · face
    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
  38. 1 Corinthians 13:12πρόσωπον · face; πρόσωπον · face
    Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
  39. 1 Corinthians 14:25πρόσωπον · facedown
    …and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
  40. 2 Corinthians 1:11προσώπων
    …as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
  41. 2 Corinthians 2:10προσώπῳ · [the] presence
    If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
  42. 2 Corinthians 3:7πρόσωπον · face; προσώπου · [its]
    Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
  43. 2 Corinthians 3:13πρόσωπον · face
    We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.
  44. 2 Corinthians 3:18προσώπῳ · faces
    And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
  45. 2 Corinthians 4:6προσώπῳ · [the] face
    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  46. 2 Corinthians 5:12προσώπῳ · appearances
    We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
  47. 2 Corinthians 8:24πρόσωπον · full view
    In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.