ἀντί anti · G0473

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ἀντί; (the ι is elided only in ἀνθ᾽ ὧν), prep. with genitive (cf. MM, VGT, see word); 1. prop, in local sense, over against, opposite, hence ; 2. instead of, in place of, for (Hom., etc.): Mat.5:38 17:27, Luk.11:11, 1Co.11:15, Heb.12:2; with artic. inf. (cl.), Jas.4:15; of succession, Mat.2:22; χάριν ἀ. χάριτος, Jhn.1:16 (M, Pr., 100); of price in exchange, Heb.12:16; λύτρον ἀ. πολλῶν, Mat.20:28, Mrk.10:45 (M, Pr., 105); of requital, Rom.12:17, 1Th.5:16, 1Pe.3:9 (cf. Wis.11:15); ἀνθ᾽ ὧν, because, Luk.1:20 19:44, Act.12:23, 2Th.2:10 (cl., LXX for אֲשֶׁר תַּחַת); id. therefore (cl., LXX), Luk.12:3; ἀ. τούτου (LXX for כֵּן נַעֲרָה)Eph.5:31. As a prefix, ἀντι- (before vowels ἀντ-, ἀνθ᾽-), …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀντί, ; preposition governing genitive:—originally sense, over against. (Cf. Sanskrit ánti 'opposite', 'facing', Latin ante, etc.) ; A USAGE: ; A.I of Place, opposite, over against, formerly quoted from several places of []; so ἄντ᾽ Αἴαντος (i.e. ἄντα)[]; but ἀντί is so used in []c-l68; αἱ ὀπαὶ αἱ γιγνόμεναι ἀ. τόρμων mortises facing tenons, []; ἀντὶ μαιτύρων in the presence of witnesses, []; A.II of Time, ἀντὶ νυκτός the same night, []; ἀντὶ ϝέτεος[]; ἀνθ᾽ ἡμέρας· δι᾽ ὅλης τῆς ἡμέρας, []; …

Where it's used 22 times

Matthew 2:22 · Matthew 5:38 · Matthew 17:27 · Matthew 20:28 · Mark 10:45 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 11:11 · Luke 12:3 · Luke 19:44 · John 1:16 · Acts 12:23 · Romans 12:17 · 1 Corinthians 11:15 · Ephesians 5:31 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10 · Hebrews 12:2 · Hebrews 12:16 · James 4:15 · 1 Peter 3:9 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G0473; TFLSJ G0473

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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