ἐνώπιον

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greekNew TestamentPreposition94 occurrences15 books86 verses

Definition

ἐνώπιος, -ον

(ὤψ), [in LXX for פָּנִים, etc. ;]

face to face, in sight (Theocr.; ἄρτοι ἐ., Exodus 25:29): neut., ἐνώπιον, in vernacular, with force of prep. with genitive [in LXX for פָּנִים, עַיִן, 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; 2:14, al.; esp. 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, al.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

94 total
  1. 1 Timothy 6:13ἐνώπιον · in the presence
    I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
  2. 2 Timothy 2:14ἐνώπιον · before
    Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
  3. 2 Timothy 4:1ἐνώπιον · in the presence
    I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
  4. Hebrews 4:13ἐνώπιον · from [God’s] sight
    Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  5. Hebrews 13:21ἐνώπιον · in His sight
    …equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
  6. James 4:10ἐνώπιον · before
    Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
  7. 1 Peter 3:4ἐνώπιον · sight
    …but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
  8. 1 John 3:22ἐνώπιον · in His sight
    …and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
  9. 3 John 1:6ἐνώπιον · to
    They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.
  10. Revelation 1:4ἐνώπιον · before
    John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,
  11. Revelation 2:14ἐνώπιον · before
    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
  12. Revelation 3:2ἐνώπιον · in the sight of
    Wake up and strengthen what remains, which is about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
  13. Revelation 3:5ἐνώπιον · before; ἐνώπιον
    Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
  14. Revelation 3:8ἐνώπιόν · before
    I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
  15. Revelation 3:9ἐνώπιον · at
    As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
  16. Revelation 4:5ἐνώπιον · Before
    From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven spirits of God.
  17. Revelation 4:6ἐνώπιον · before
    And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
  18. Revelation 4:10ἐνώπιον · before; ἐνώπιον · before
    …the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
  19. Revelation 5:8ἐνώπιον · before
    When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
  20. Revelation 7:9ἐνώπιον · before; ἐνώπιον · before
    After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
  21. Revelation 7:11ἐνώπιον · before
    And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
  22. Revelation 7:15ἐνώπιον · before
    For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
  23. Revelation 8:2ἐνώπιον · before
    And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
  24. Revelation 8:3ἐνώπιον · before
    Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
  25. Revelation 8:4ἐνώπιον · before
    And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
  26. Revelation 9:13ἐνώπιον · before
    Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
  27. Revelation 11:4ἐνώπιον · before
    These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
  28. Revelation 11:16ἐνώπιον · before
    And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
  29. Revelation 12:4ἐνώπιον · before
    His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth.
  30. Revelation 12:10ἐνώπιον · before
    And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
  31. Revelation 13:12ἐνώπιον
    And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
  32. Revelation 13:13ἐνώπιον · in the presence
    And the second beast performed great signs, even causing fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
  33. Revelation 13:14ἐνώπιον · on behalf
    Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
  34. Revelation 14:3ἐνώπιον · before; ἐνώπιον · before
    And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
  35. Revelation 14:10ἐνώπιον · in the presence of; ἐνώπιον
    …he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
  36. Revelation 15:4ἐνώπιόν · before
    Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
  37. Revelation 16:19ἐνώπιον
    The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.
  38. Revelation 19:20ἐνώπιον · on its behalf
    But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
  39. Revelation 20:12ἐνώπιον · before
    And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.