Gloss
ahead, before, in the sight of; opposite of
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κατέναντι
Greek transliteration
katenanti
Simplified transliteration
katenanti
Numbers
Strong's number
2713
GK Number
2978
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
8
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
adverb
Definition
can function as an improper prep., over against, opposite to, Mk. 11:2; 12:41; 13:3; ὁ, ἡ, τό, κατέναντι, opposite, Lk. 19:30; before, in the presence of, in the sight of, Rom. 4:17
Greek-English Concordance for κατέναντι
| Matthew 21:2 | saying to them, “Go into the village ahead (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) of you, and right away you will find a donkey tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. |
| Mark 11:2 | and said to them, “Go into the village directly (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) ahead of you, and immediately upon entering it you will find a tethered colt on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. |
| Mark 12:41 | And taking a seat opposite (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) the treasury, he was watching how the people were putting money into the offering box. Many rich people were putting in large sums. |
| Mark 13:3 | So while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew questioned him privately. |
| Luke 19:30 | saying, “Go into the village ahead (katenanti | κατέναντι | adverb) of you, where, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. |
| Romans 4:17 | As it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations.” He is our father, in the presence (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) of God in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being the things that do not exist. |
| 2 Corinthians 2:17 | For we are not like so many, peddling the word of God. To the contrary, in Christ we speak in (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) the (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) sight (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) of God as men of sincerity, as men sent from God. |
| 2 Corinthians 12:19 | Have you been thinking all along that we are defending ourselves to you? We are speaking before (katenanti | κατέναντι | improper prep-gen) God as those in Christ; and all that we do, dear friends, is for your upbuilding. |
