Greek preposition · G1715
ἔμπροσθεν
emprosthenem'-pros-then
adverbially, before, in front; As prep., before
48 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: émprosthen
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1715is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1715
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
The King James renders it: against, at, before, (in presence, sight) of.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
emprosthen is rendered "adverbially, before, in front; As prep., before". It stands 48 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Eighteen of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "adverbially, before, in front".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:16ἔμπροσθεν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Eighteen of the word's forty-eight uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: adverbially, before, in front, and As prep., before.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| adverbially, before, in frontLuk.19:28; εἰς τὸ ἔ., Luk.19:4; opposite to ὄπισθεν, Rev.4:6; opposite to τὰ ὀπίσω, τὰ ἔ., Php.3:13. | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 19:4So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him… |
| As prep., before__(a) in front of | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 5:24leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐμπρήθω | empretho | to burn | Uses1 |
The words it stands beside
All 48, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἔμπροσθεν40
- ἔμπροσθέν8
The grammar of each form
- preposition48PREP
Matthew
eighteen uses
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: of
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.”
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
And they twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt down before Him to mock Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Mark
two uses
And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Luke
ten uses
but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: front
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: ahead
So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
John
five uses
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthenprepositiontagged: precedence
This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
- ἔμπροσθένemprosthenprepositiontagged: precedence
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Acts
two uses
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
2 Corinthians
one use
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Galatians
one use
When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Philippians
one use
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: ahead
1 Thessalonians
four uses
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence?
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
1 John
one use
And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Revelation
three uses
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.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: in front
So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
- ἔμπροσθενemprosthenprepositiontagged: before
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.