2713. katenanti
Strong's Lexicon
katenanti: Before, in the presence of, opposite

Original Word: κατέναντι
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: katenanti
Pronunciation: kat-en'-an-tee
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-en'-an-tee)
Definition: Before, in the presence of, opposite
Meaning: opposite, in front (of), over against.

Word Origin: From κατά (kata, meaning "down" or "against") and ἐναντί (enantí, meaning "opposite" or "before")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is נֶגֶד (neged), which also means "before" or "in the presence of."

Usage: The Greek preposition "katenanti" is used to denote a position or location that is directly opposite or in front of something or someone. It conveys the idea of being in the presence of or facing something directly. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe physical locations or metaphorical positions of being before God or others.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, spatial relationships were often described with prepositions like "katenanti" to indicate physical orientation or relational standing. The concept of being "before" someone carried significant weight, often implying respect, accountability, or confrontation. In the context of the New Testament, being "before" God or others often implies a sense of divine presence or moral accountability.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
adverb from kata and enanti
Definition
over against, opposite
NASB Translation
ahead (1), front (1), opposite (4), presence (1), sight (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2713: κατέναντι

κατέναντι, adverb; not found in secular authors (Winers Grammar, 102 (97)); in the Sept. mostly for נֶגֶד, לְנֶגֶד, לִפְנֵי (see ἔναντι and ἀπέναντι); properly, over against, opposite, before: followed by the genitive (Buttmann, 319 (273); cf. Winer's Grammar, § 54,6), Mark 11:2; Mark 12:41 (Tr text WH marginal reading ἀπέναντι); Mark 13:3, and L T Tr WIt in Matthew 21:2; L Tr WH text also in Matthew 27:24; κατέναντι κώμη, the village opposite, Luke 19:30. Metaphorically, with the genitive of person, belove one i. e. he being judge (see ἐνώπιον (especially 2 e. and 1 c.)): τοῦ Θεοῦ, Romans 4:17 (which, by a kind of attraction somewhat rare, is to be resolved κατέναντι Θεοῦ, ἐπίστευσε, who is the father of us all according to the judgment and appointment of God, whom he believed, the words καθώς ... τέθεικά forming a parenthesis; cf. Fritzsche at the passage; (Buttmann, 287 (247); but others resolve it, κατέναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ κατέναντι οὗ ἐπίστευσε, cf. Meyer (per contra edition Weiss) at the passage; Winers Grammar, 164 (155))); or, he being witness (in the sight of): τοῦ Θεοῦ, L T Tr WH in 2 Corinthians 2:17 and .

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
before, over against, opposite

From kata and enanti; directly opposite -- before, over against.

see GREEK kata

see GREEK enanti

Forms and Transliterations
ἀπέναντι κατεναντι κατέναντι κατεναντίον κατεντευκτήν apenanti apénanti katenanti katénanti
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 21:2 Adv
GRK: κώμην τὴν κατέναντι ὑμῶν καὶ
NAS: into the village opposite you, and immediately
INT: village that [is] in front of you and

Mark 11:2 Adv
GRK: κώμην τὴν κατέναντι ὑμῶν καὶ
NAS: into the village opposite you, and immediately
KJV: into the village over against you: and
INT: village before you you and

Mark 12:41 Adv
GRK: Καὶ καθίσας κατέναντι τοῦ γαζοφυλακίου
NAS: And He sat down opposite the treasury,
KJV: sat over against the treasury,
INT: And having sat down opposite the treasury

Mark 13:3 Adv
GRK: τῶν Ἐλαιῶν κατέναντι τοῦ ἱεροῦ
NAS: of Olives opposite the temple,
KJV: of Olives over against the temple,
INT: of Olives opposite the temple

Luke 19:30 Adv
GRK: εἰς τὴν κατέναντι κώμην ἐν
NAS: into the village ahead of [you]; there,
KJV: the village over against [you]; in
INT: into the ahead village in

Romans 4:17 Adv
GRK: τέθεικά σε κατέναντι οὗ ἐπίστευσεν
NAS: HAVE I MADE YOU) in the presence of Him whom
KJV: nations,) before him whom
INT: I have made you before whom he believed

2 Corinthians 2:17 Adv
GRK: ἐκ θεοῦ κατέναντι θεοῦ ἐν
NAS: in Christ in the sight of God.
INT: of God before God in

2 Corinthians 12:19 Adv
GRK: ὑμῖν ἀπολογούμεθα κατέναντι θεοῦ ἐν
NAS: that we are defending ourselves to you. [Actually], it is in the sight of God
INT: to you we are making a defense before God in

Strong's Greek 2713
8 Occurrences


κατέναντι — 8 Occ.

















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