ἐνώπιον enōpion

Greek word for “before” · Strong’s G1799 · used 94 times in 86 verses

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Meaning

ἐνώπιος, -ον; (ὤψ); face to face, in sight (Theocr.;

How it is translated

Glosses given for enōpion in context, with how often each is used:

• before 87
• presence 4
• front 1
• sight 1
• behalf 1

Where it is used

Also in 3 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 1 (5), Revelation 3 (4), Luke 15 (3), Acts 10 (3), 1 Timothy 5 (3), Revelation 4 (3), Revelation 7 (3), Revelation 8 (3), Revelation 13 (3), Luke 5 (2)

Forms

• ἐνώπιον 87
• ἐνώπιόν 7

Words used with it

Words that share verses with enōpion more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• θρόνος thronos “throne” 11
• ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 11
• προσκυνέω proskuneō “to worship” 8
• τέσσαρες tessares “four” 7
• ἵστημι histēmi “to stand” 9
• ἰδού idou “look!” 7
• πρεσβύτερος presbuteros “elder” 5
• ζῷον zōon “living thing” 4
• πίπτω piptō “to collapse” 5
• καλός kalos “good” 5
• ἅγιος hagios “holy” 6
• προσευχή proseuchē “prayer” 4

Key verses

The verses using enōpion that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Acts 9:15 — But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
• 2 Timothy 4:1 — I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
• Hebrews 4:13 — Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
• Hebrews 13:21 — Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and…
• Revelation 1:4 — John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits…
• Revelation 2:14 — But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the…
• Revelation 5:8 — And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of…
• Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…
• Revelation 14:10 — The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire…
• Revelation 15:4 — Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made…
• Revelation 19:20 — And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast,…
• Revelation 20:12 — And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.