κατενώπιονkatenṓpion

directly in front of

Greek (New Testament) · G2714

Meanings

over against, before: with genitive, τ. δόξης, Jude 1:24; metaphorically (cf. κατέναντι, and see Lft., Colossians 1:22), τ. θεοῦ, Ephesians 1:4, Colossians 1:22.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Ephesians 1:4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
  • Colossians 1:22 Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
  • Jude 1:24 Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.