Biblica Analytica
G1799 Greek

ἐνώπιον

enōpion

before

Lexicon Entry

Definition
before
Transliteration
enōpion
Strong's Number
G1799
Occurrences
95

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word ἐνώπιον (enōpion) is a preposition that conveys the idea of being "before" someone or something. Its 95 occurrences in the Bible demonstrate its versatility and significance in various contexts. In terms of usage, ἐνώπιον is often used to describe a physical or spatial relationship, such as being before a person, a place, or an object. However, it can also imply a temporal or metaphorical sense, like being before a challenge, a decision, or a situation. This range of usage allows the word to convey a sense of proximity, priority, or anticipation. The significance of ἐνώπιον lies in its ability to add nuance and depth to the biblical narrative. By using this word, authors can create a sense of drama, tension, or expectation, drawing the reader's attention to a particular moment or event. For example, in a situation where someone is standing before a king or a judge, the word ἐνώπιον emphasizes the gravity and importance of the encounter.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G1799
Lemma
ἐνώπιον
Transliteration
enōpion
Definition
before
Occurrences
95
Model
workers-ai
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

95 total occurrences across the text — showing 50

Luke 1:15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Luke 1:17

He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”

Luke 1:19

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

Luke 1:75

in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

Luke 1:76

And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

Luke 4:7

If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours.”

Luke 5:18

Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.

Luke 5:25

Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

Luke 8:47

When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

Luke 12:6

“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

Luke 12:9

but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.

Luke 12:9

but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.

Luke 13:26

Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’

Luke 14:10

But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.

Luke 15:10

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting.”

Luke 15:18

I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.

Luke 15:21

The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Luke 16:15

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Luke 16:15

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Luke 23:14

and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one that perverts the people, and behold, having examined him before you, I found no basis for a charge against this man concerning those things of which you accuse him.

Luke 24:11

These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them.

Luke 24:43

He took them, and ate in front of them.

John 20:30

Therefore Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book;

Acts 2:25

For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

Acts 4:10

may it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands here before you whole in him.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

Acts 6:5

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

Acts 6:6

whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

Acts 7:46

who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said to him, “Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

Acts 10:30

Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

Acts 10:31

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God.

Acts 10:33

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

Acts 19:9

But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

Acts 19:19

Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Acts 27:35

When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, then he broke it and began to eat.

Romans 3:20

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 12:17

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

Romans 14:22

Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.

1 Corinthians 1:29

that no flesh should boast before God.

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 7:12

So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 8:21

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

2 Corinthians 8:21

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Galatians 1:20

Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.

1 Timothy 5:21

I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

1 Timothy 2:3

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

1 Timothy 5:4

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety toward their own family and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

1 Timothy 5:20

Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

1 Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.