Greek preposition · G1799
ἐνώπιον
enopionen-o'-pee-on
before
94 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: enṓpion
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1799is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 15 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1799
in the face of (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: before, in the presence (sight) of, to.
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
enopion is rendered "before". It stands 94 times in the Greek text, across fifteen books.
- Thirty-five of the uses stand in Revelation, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
Luke 1:15ἐνώπιον
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirty-five of the word's ninety-four uses are in Revelation.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- before87
- in the presence2
- in front of1
- in presence1
- in the presence of1
- in the sight of1
- on behalf1
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.
The words it stands beside
All 94, 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
- ἐνώπιον87
- ἐνώπιόν7
The grammar of each form
- preposition94PREP
Luke
twenty-two uses
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: in front of
So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’
- ἐνώπιόνenopionprepositiontagged: in presence
But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
- ἐνώπιόνenopionprepositiontagged: before
The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
- ἐνώπιόνenopionprepositiontagged: before
So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
and He took it and ate it in front of them.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
John
one use
Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: in the presence
Acts
thirteen uses
David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- ἐνώπιόνenopionprepositiontagged: before
then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
- ἐνώπιόνenopionprepositiontagged: before
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Romans
three uses
Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
1 Corinthians
one use
so that no one may boast in His presence.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
2 Corinthians
four uses
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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Galatians
one use
I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
1 Timothy
six uses
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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:
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
2 Timothy
two uses
Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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:
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Hebrews
two uses
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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
James
one use
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: in the presence of
1 Peter
one use
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
1 John
one use
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
3 John
one use
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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Revelation
thirty-five uses
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,
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Wake up and strengthen what remains, which was about to die; for I have found your deeds incomplete in the sight of My God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: in the sight of
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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
- ἐνώπιόνenopionprepositiontagged: before
Look at 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder. Before the throne burned seven torches of fire. These are the seven Spirits of God.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: 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:
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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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,
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, tossing 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: on behalf
And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: in the presence
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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: 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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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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.”
- ἐνώπιόνenopionprepositiontagged: before
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.
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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.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
- ἐνώπιονenopionprepositiontagged: before
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