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Greek noun (neuter) · G4383

πρόσωπον

prosoponpros'-o-pon

prop., of persons (so always in cl.); Of things (cf. Dalman, l.with)

75 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: prósōpon

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4383is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 15 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 6
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G4383

the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person

The King James renders it: (outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence.

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

prosopon is rendered "prop., of persons (so always in cl.); Of things (cf. Dalman, l.with)". It stands 75 times in the Greek text, across fifteen books.

  • Thirteen of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "prop., of persons (so always in cl.)".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
  • The Greek text spells it six different ways.

The first use

When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Matthew 6:16πρόσωπα

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

The word stands in fifteen of the 27 New Testament books.

The other 12 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: prop., of persons (so always in cl.), and Of things (cf. Dalman, l.with).

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
prop., of persons (so always in cl.)__(a) the face, countenanceTagged as
  • face49
  • appearance9
  • faces6
  • presence6
  • in face2
  • by face1
  • person1
  • persons1
WhereMatthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites…
Of things (cf. Dalman, l.with)__(a) face, appearance (Psa.104:30): Mat.16:3 (WH, R, mg., om.), Luk.12:56, Jas.1:11 __(b) surface (Gen.2:6): Luk.21:35, Act.17:26 (AS)Tagged aslisted under the tableWhereGenesis 2:6But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

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.

προσέρχομαιproserchomaito come near/agreeUses86
προσεύχομαιproseuchomaito prayUses85
προσκυνέωproskyneoto worshipUses60
προσφέρωprospheroto bring toUses47
προσευχήproseucheprayerUses35
προσκαλέομαιproskaleomaito call to/summonUses28
προσέχωprosechoto watch outUses24
προστίθημιprostithemito add (to)Uses18
προσδοκάωprosdokaoto look forUses16
προσδέχομαιprosdechomaito wait for/welcomeUses14
προσλαμβάνωproslambanoto takeUses12
προσκαρτερέωproskartereoto continue in/withUses10

and 48 more on the stem.

All 75, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

6 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

  • πρόσωπον40
  • προσώπου17
  • πρόσωπα7
  • προσώπῳ7
  • πρόσωπόν3
  • προσώπων1

The grammar of each form

  • noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular39N-ASN
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular17N-GSN
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular7N-DSN
  • noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural5N-APN
  • noun · nominative (subject) · neuter singular4N-NSN
  • noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural2N-NPN
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1N-GPN

Matthew

ten uses
  • When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

    Matthew 6:16

    • πρόσωπαprosopanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: appearance
  • But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

    Matthew 6:17

    • πρόσωπόνprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • 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.’

    Matthew 11:10

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.

    Matthew 16:3

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: appearance
  • There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

    Matthew 17:2

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.

    Matthew 17:6

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

    Matthew 18:10

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.

    Matthew 22:16

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: appearance
  • Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

    Matthew 26:39

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him

    Matthew 26:67

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

Mark

three uses
  • As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”

    Mark 1:2

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”

    Mark 12:14

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: appearance
  • Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face.

    Mark 14:65

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

Luke

thirteen uses
  • which You have prepared in the sight of all people,

    Luke 2:31

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

    Luke 5:12

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • 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.’

    Luke 7:27

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.

    Luke 9:29

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

    Luke 9:51

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.

    Luke 9:52

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.

    Luke 9:53

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.

    Luke 10:1

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

    Luke 12:56

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: appearance
  • He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.

    Luke 17:16

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

    Luke 20:21

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: person
  • For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.

    Luke 21:35

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

    Luke 24:5

    • πρόσωπαprosopanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: faces

Acts

eleven uses
  • You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’

    Acts 2:28

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: presence
  • The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.

    Acts 3:13

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: presence
  • The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

    Acts 5:41

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: presence
  • All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

    Acts 6:15

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,

    Acts 7:45

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    Acts 13:24

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

    Acts 17:26

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.

    Acts 20:25

    • πρόσωπόνprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

    Acts 20:38

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

    Acts 25:16

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

1 Corinthians

three uses
  • Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

    1 Corinthians 13:12

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

    1 Corinthians 14:25

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

2 Corinthians

twelve uses
  • as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.

    2 Corinthians 1:11

    • προσώπωνprosoponnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluraltagged: persons
  • If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

    2 Corinthians 2:10

    • προσώπῳprosoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: presence
  • Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,

    2 Corinthians 3:7

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at the end of what was fading away.

    2 Corinthians 3:13

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

    2 Corinthians 3:18

    • προσώπῳprosoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: in face
  • For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

    2 Corinthians 4:6

    • προσώπῳprosoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

    2 Corinthians 5:12

    • προσώπῳprosoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: appearance
  • In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.

    2 Corinthians 8:24

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

    2 Corinthians 10:1

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: appearance
  • You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.

    2 Corinthians 10:7

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: appearance
  • In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or exalts himself or strikes you in the face.

    2 Corinthians 11:20

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

Galatians

three uses
  • I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

    Galatians 1:22

    • προσώπῳprosoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: by face
  • But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.

    Galatians 2:6

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.

    Galatians 2:11

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

Colossians

one use
  • For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

    Colossians 2:1

    • πρόσωπόνprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

1 Thessalonians

three uses
  • Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.

    1 Thessalonians 2:17

    • προσώπῳprosoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: in face
    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.

    1 Thessalonians 3:10

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

2 Thessalonians

one use
  • They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

    2 Thessalonians 1:9

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: presence

Hebrews

one use
  • For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

    Hebrews 9:24

    • προσώπῳprosoponoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singulartagged: presence

James

two uses
  • For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

    James 1:11

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: appearance
  • For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

    James 1:23

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

1 Peter

one use
  • For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

    1 Peter 3:12

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: face

Jude

one use
  • These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

    Jude 1:16

    • πρόσωπαprosopanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: faces

Revelation

ten uses
  • The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

    Revelation 4:7

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

    Revelation 6:16

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • 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,

    Revelation 7:11

    • πρόσωπαprosopanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: faces
  • And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.

    Revelation 9:7

    • πρόσωπαprosopanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: faces
    • πρόσωπαprosopanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: faces
  • Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

    Revelation 10:1

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

    Revelation 11:16

    • πρόσωπαprosopanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: faces
  • But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

    Revelation 12:14

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

    Revelation 20:11

    • προσώπουprosopounoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: face
  • They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

    Revelation 22:4

    • πρόσωπονprosoponnoun · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: face

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 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.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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