Strong's Lexicon
G473 — ἀντί
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G473 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἀντί |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Etymology: | a primary particle |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 22 |
| Transliteration: | anti |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an-tee' |
| Meaning: | 1. opposite, i.e. instead or because 2. opposed to 3. (rarely) in addition to {Often used in composition to denote contrast, requital, substitution, correspondence, etc} |
| KJV Renderings: | for, in the room of |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀντί (before ὤν, ἀνθ’; elsewhere neglecting elision) a preposition followed by the genitive (answering to the Latinante and the German prefixesant-,ent-), in the use of which the N. T. writings coincide with the Greek (Winer’s Grammar, 364 (341));
1. properly, it seems to have signified over against, opposite to, before, in a local sense (Alexander Buttmann (1873) Gram., p. 412; (cf. Curtius, § 204)). Hence,
2. indicating exchange, succession, for, instead of, in place of (something).
a. universally, instead of: ἀντί ἰχθύος ὄφιν, Luk 11:11; ἀντί περιβολαίου to serve as a covering, 1Co 11:15; ἀντί τοῦ λέγειν, Jas 4:15 (ἀντί τοῦ with the infinitive often in Greek writings (Winers Grammar, 329 (309); Buttmann, 263 (226))).
b. of that for which anything is given, received, endured: Mat 5:38; Mat 17:27 (to release me and thyself from obligation); Heb 12:2 (to obtain the joy; cf. Bleek, Lünemann, or Delitzsch at the passage); of the price of sale (or purchase): Heb 12:16; λύτρον ἀντί πολλῶν, Mat 20:28; Mar 10:45. Then c. of recompense: κακόν ἀντί κακοῦ ἀποδιδόναι, Rom 12:17; 1Th 5:15; 1Pe 3:9,(Wis 11:16 (15)). ἀνθ’ ὧν equivalent to ἀντί τούτων, ὅτι for that, because: Luk 1:20; Luk 19:44; Act 12:23; 2Th 2:10 (also in secular authors (examples in Wetstein (1752) on Luk 1:20); cf. Herm. ad Vig., p. 710; (Winers Grammar, 364 (342), cf. 162 (153); Buttmann, 105 (92)); Hebrew àÂùÆÑø úÇÌçÇú, Deu 21:14; 2Ki 22:17).
d. of the cause: ἀνθ’ ὧν wherefore, Luk 12:3; ἀντί τούτου for this cause, Eph 5:31.
e. of succession to the place of another: Ἀρχέλαος βασιλεύει ἀντί Ἡρῴδου in place of Herod, Mat 2:22 (1 Kings 11:44; Herodotus 1, 108; Xenophon, an. 1, 1, 4). χάριν ἀντί χάριτος grace in the place of grace, grace succeeding grace perpetually, i. e. the richest abundance of grace, Joh 1:16 (Theognis, verse 344 ἀντ’ ἀνιων ἀνιας (yet cf. the context verse 342 (vss. 780 and 778, Welcker edition); more appropriate are the references to Philo, i. 254, Mang. edition (de poster. Caini § 43, vol. ii. 39, Richter edition), and Chrysostom de sacerdot. l. 6 c. 13 § 622)).
3. As a prefix, it denotes a. opposite, over against: ἀντιπεραι, ἀντιπαρέρχεσθαι.
b. the mutual efficiency of two: ἀντιβάλλειν, ἀντικάλειν, ἀντιλοιδόρειν.
c. requital: ἀντιμισθία, ἀνταποδίδωμι.
d. hostile opposition: ἀντίχριστος.
e. official substitution instead of: ἀνθύπατος.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἀντί (for)
Matthew 2:22
- KJV: But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod he was afraid to go thither notwithstanding being warned of God in a dream he turned aside into the parts of Galilee
- GK: ακούσας δε ότι Αρχέλαος βασιλεύει επί της Ιουδαίας αντί Ηρώδου του πατρός αυτου εφοβήθη εκεί απελθείν χρηματισθείς δε κατ΄ όναρ ανεχώρησεν εις τα μέρη της Γαλιλαίας
Matthew 5:38
- KJV: Ye have heard that it hath been said An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
- GK: ηκούσατε ότι ερρέθη οφθαλμόν αντί οφθαλμού και οδόντα αντί οδόντος
Matthew 17:27
- KJV: Notwithstanding lest we should offend them go thou to the sea and cast an hook and take up the fish that first cometh up and when thou hast opened his mouth thou shalt find a piece of money that take and give unto them for me and thee
- GK: ίνα δε μη σκανδαλίσωμεν αυτούς πορευθείς εις την θάλασσαν βάλε άγκιστρον και τον αναβαίνοντα πρώτον ιχθύν άρον και ανοίξας το στόμα αυτού ευρήσεις στατήρα εκείνον λαβών δος αυτοίς αντί εμού και σου
Matthew 20:28
- KJV: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many
- GK: ώσπερ ο υιός του ανθρώπου ουκ ήλθε διακονηθήναι αλλά διακονήσαι και δούναι την ψυχήν αυτού λύτρον αντί πολλών
Mark 10:45
- KJV: For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many
- GK: και γαρ ο υιός του ανθρώπου ουκ ήλθε διακονηθήναι αλλά διακονήσαι και δούναι την ψυχήν αυτού λύτρον αντί πολλών
Luke 1:20
- KJV: And behold thou shalt be dumb and not able to speak until the day that these things shall be performed because thou believest not my words which shall be fulfilled in their season
- GK: και ιδού έση σιωπών και μη δυνάμενος λαλήσαι άχρι ης ημέρας γένηται ταύτα ανθ ουκ επίστευσας τοις λόγοις μου οίτινες πληρωθήσονται εις τον καιρόν αυτών
Luke 11:11
- KJV: If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father will he give him a stone or if a fish will he for a fish give him a serpent
- GK: τίνα δε υμών τον πατέρα αιτήσει ο υιός άρτον μη λίθον επιδώσει αυτώ ει και ιχθύν μη αντί ιχθύος όφιν επιδώσει αυτώ
Luke 12:3
- KJV: Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops
- GK: ανθ όσα εν τη σκοτία είπατε εν τω φωτί ακουσθήσεται και ο προς το ους ελαλήσατε εν τοις ταμείοις κηρυχθήσεται επί των δωμάτων
Luke 19:44
- KJV: And shall lay thee even with the ground and thy children within thee and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation
- GK: και εδαφιούσί σε και τα τέκνα σου εν σοι και ουκ αφήσουσιν εν σοι λίθον επί λίθω ανθ΄ ουκ έγνως τον καιρόν της επισκοπής σου
John 1:16
- KJV: And of his fulness have all we received and grace for grace
- GK: και εκ του πληρώματος αυτού ημείς πάντες ελάβομεν και χάριν αντί χάριτος
Acts 12:23
- KJV: And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him because he gave not God the glory and he was eaten of worms and gave up the ghost
- GK: παραχρήμα δε επάταξεν αυτόν άγγελος κυρίου ανθ΄ ουκ έδωκε την δόξαν τω θεώ και γενόμενος σκωληκόβρωτος εξέψυξεν
Romans 12:17
- KJV: Recompense to no man evil for evil Provide things honest in the sight of all men
- GK: μηδενί κακόν αντί κακού αποδιδόντες προνοούμενοι καλά ενώπιον πάντων ανθρώπων
1 Corinthians 11:15
- KJV: But if a woman have long hair it is a glory to her for hair is given her for a covering
- GK: γυνή δε εάν κομά δόξα αυτή εστίν ότι η κόμη αντί περιβολαίου δέδοται αυτή
Ephesians 5:31
- KJV: For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shall be joined unto his wife and they two shall be one flesh
- GK: αντί τούτου καταλείψει άνθρωπος τον πατέρα αυτού και την μητέρα και προσκολληθήσεται προς την γυναίκα αυτού και έσονται οι δύο εις σάρκα μίαν
1 Thessalonians 5:15
- KJV: See that none render evil for evil unto any but ever follow that which is good both among yourselves and to all
- GK: οράτε μη τις κακόν αντί κακού τινί αποδώ αλλά πάντοτε το αγαθόν διώκετε και εις αλλήλους και εις πάντας
2 Thessalonians 2:10
- KJV: And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved
- GK: και εν πάση απάτη της αδικίας εν τοις απολλυμένοις ανθ΄ την αγάπην της αληθείας ουκ εδέξαντο εις το σωθήναι αυτούς
Hebrews 12:2
- KJV: Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross despising the shame and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God
- GK: αφορώντες εις τον της πίστεως αρχηγόν και τελειωτήν Ιησούν ος αντί της προκειμένης αυτώ χαράς υπέμεινε σταυρόν αισχύνης καταφρονήσας εν δεξιά τε του θρόνου του θεού κεκάθικεν
Hebrews 12:16
- KJV: Lest there any fornicator or profane person as Esau who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright
- GK: μη τις πόρνος η βέβηλος ως Ησαύ ος αντί βρώσεως μιάς απέδοτο τα πρωτοτόκια αυτού
James 4:15
- KJV: For that ye to say If the Lord will we shall live and do this or that
- GK: αντί του λέγειν υμάς εάν ο κύριος θελήση και ζήσωμεν και ποιήσωμεν τούτο η εκείνο
1 Peter 3:9