ἐνώπιονenṓpion
in the face of (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G1799
Meanings
face to face, in sight (Theocr.; ἄρτοι ἐ., Exodus 25:29): neuter, ἐνώπιον, in vernacular, with force of preposition with genitive [in LXX for לְעֵינֵי, לִפְנֵי, 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: Luke 1:19, Luke 4:7, Acts 4:10, Acts 6:5, Revelation 1:4, Revelation 2:14, and elsewhere; especially ἐ. Κυρίου (θεοῦ), in the sight of God, or with God as witness or as judge, Romans 14:22, 1 Corinthians 1:29, 1 Timothy 2:3, James 4:10, 1 Peter 3:4, and elsewhere
Same root
- ἐνen · G1722"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
- ὀπτάνομαιoptánomai · G3700to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G991 (βλέπω), which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492 (εἴδω), which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300 (θεάομαι), and still more emphatically its intensive G2334 (θεωρέω), signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 (σκοπέω) a watching from a distance)
- κατενώπιονkatenṓpion · G2714directly in front of
Where it appears
Appears 94 times in the Bible.
- Luke 1:15 for he will be great in the eyes of the Lord. He must never touch wine or other alcoholic drinks. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
- Luke 1:17 He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.”
- Luke 1:19 Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!
- Luke 1:75 in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live.
- Luke 1:76 “And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord.
- Luke 4:7 I will give it all to you if you will worship me.”
See every passage
- Luke 1:15, 1:17, 1:19, 1:75, 1:76, 4:7, 5:18, 5:25, 8:47, 12:6, 12:9, 13:26, 14:10, 15:10, 15:18, 15:21, 16:15, 23:14, 24:11, 24:43
- John 20:30
- Acts 2:25, 4:10, 4:19, 6:5, 6:6, 7:46, 9:15, 10:30, 10:31, 10:33, 19:9, 19:19, 27:35
- Romans 3:20, 12:17, 14:22
- 1 Corinthians 1:29
- 2 Corinthians 4:2, 7:12, 8:21
- Galatians 1:20
- 1 Timothy 2:3, 5:4, 5:20, 5:21, 6:12, 6:13
- 2 Timothy 2:14, 4:1
- Hebrews 4:13, 13:21
- James 4:10
- 1 Peter 3:4
- 1 John 3:22
- 3 John 1:6
- Revelation 1:4, 2:14, 3:2, 3:5, 3:8, 3:9, 4:5, 4:6, 4:10, 5:8, 7:9, 7:11, 7:15, 8:2, 8:3, 8:4, 9:13, 11:4, 11:16, 12:4, 12:10, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 14:3, 14:10, 15:4, 16:19, 19:20, 20:12
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.