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Lexicon :: Strong's G473 - anti

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ἀντί
Transliteration
anti (Key)
Pronunciation
an-tee'
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Part of Speech
preposition
Root Word (Etymology)
A primary particle
mGNT
22x in 2 unique form(s) TR
22x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
319x in 3 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:372,61

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxii. ὑπέρ, ἀντί.

Strong’s Definitions

†ἀντί antí, an-tee'; a primary particle; opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to):—for, in the room of.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G473 in the following manner: for (15x), because (with G3639) (4x), for ... cause (1x), therefore (with G3639) (1x), in the room of (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G473 in the following manner: for (15x), because (with G3639) (4x), for ... cause (1x), therefore (with G3639) (1x), in the room of (1x).

  1. over against, opposite to, before

  2. for, instead of, in place of (something)

    1. instead of

    2. for

    3. for that, because

    4. wherefore, for this cause

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἀντί antí, an-tee'; a primary particle; opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to):—for, in the room of.
STRONGS G473:
ἀντί [before ὧν, ἀνθ’; elsewhere neglecting elision] a preposition followed by the genitive (answering to the Latin ante and the German prefixes ant-, 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 (Buttmann Gram., p. 412; [cf. Curtius, § 204]). Hence,
2. indicating exchange, succession, for, instead of, in place of (something).
a. universally, instead of: ἀντὶ ἰχθύος ὄφιν, Luke 11:11; ἀντὶ περιβολαίου to serve as a covering, 1 Corinthians 11:15; ἀντὶ τοῦ λέγειν, James 4:15 (ἀντὶ 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: Matthew 5:38; Matthew 17:27 (to release me and thyself from obligation); Hebrews 12:2 (to obtain the joy; cf. Bleek, Lünemann, or Delitzsch at the passage); of the price of sale (or purchase): Hebrews 12:16; λύτρον ἀντὶ πολλῶν, Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45. Then
c. of recompense: κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἀποδιδόναι, Romans 12:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:15; 1 Peter 3:9, (Wis. 11:16 (15)). ἀνθ’ ὧν equivalent to ἀντὶ τούτων, ὅτι for that, because: Luke 1:20; Luke 19:44; Acts 12:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:10 (also in secular authors [examples in Wetstein on Luke 1:20]; cf. Herm. ad Vig., p. 710; [Winers Grammar, 364 (342), cf. 162 (153); Buttmann, 105 (92)]; Hebrew אֲשֶׁר תַּחַת, Deuteronomy 21:14; 2 Kings 22:17).
d. of the cause: ἀνθ’ ὧν wherefore, Luke 12:3; ἀντὶ τούτου for this cause, Ephesians 5:31.
e. of succession to the place of another: Ἀρχ. βασιλεύει ἀντὶ Ἡρώδου in place of Herod, Matthew 2:22 (1 Kings 11:44; Herodotus 1, 108; Xenophon, an. 1, 1, 4). χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος grace in the place of grace, grace succeeding grace perpetually, i. e. the richest abundance of grace, John 1:16 (Theognis, verse 344 ἀντ’ ἀνιῶν ἀνίας [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: ἀντιπέραν, ἀντιπαρέρχεσθαι.
b. the mutual efficiency of two: ἀντιβάλλειν, ἀντικαλεῖν, ἀντιλοιδορεῖν.
c. requital: ἀντιμισθία, ἀνταποδίδωμι.
d. hostile opposition: ἀντίχριστος.
e. official substitution, instead of: ἀνθύπατος.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
21:14
2 Kings
22:17
Matthew
2:22; 5:38; 17:27; 20:28
Mark
10:45
Luke
1:20; 1:20; 11:11; 12:3; 19:44
John
1:16
Acts
12:23
Romans
12:17
1 Corinthians
11:15
Ephesians
5:31
1 Thessalonians
5:15
2 Thessalonians
2:10
Hebrews
12:2; 12:16
James
4:15
1 Peter
3:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G473 matches the Greek ἀντί (anti),
which occurs 22 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:22 - But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea instead of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the region of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:38 - “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - “Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money;[fn] take that and give it to them for Me and you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:28 - “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:45 - “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:20 - “But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 - “If a son asks for bread[fn] from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:3 - “Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:44 - “and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:16 - And[fn] of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:23 - Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:17 - Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:15 - But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her[fn] for a covering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:31 - “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 5:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 5:15 - See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:10 - and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:2 - looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:16 - lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:15 - Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 - not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.
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