ἀντοφθαλμέω antophthalmeō · G0503
to face
ἀντοφθαλμέω, -ῶ; (ἀντί, ὀφθαλμός), [in LXX: Wis.12:14 * ; ] ; to look in the face, look straight at (Polyb.). Metaphorical, to face, withstand (Wis, l.with, Polyb.): with dative, ἀ. τ. ἀνέμῳ, as nautical term, to beat up against the wind (see DB, ext., 366 f.; MM, VGT, see word): Act.27:15.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀντοφθαλμ-έω, ; look in the face, meet face to face, ἀ. κατὰ πρόσωπον []: hence, defy, withstand, τινί and πρός τινα, []; ἀ τῷ ἀνέμῳ, of a ship, []
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G0503; TFLSJ G0503
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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