ἀντί (the ι is elided only in ἀνθ᾽ ὧν), prep. with genitive (cf. MM, VGT, see word); 1. prop, in local sense, over against, opposite, hence 2. instead of, in place of, for (Hom., etc.): Mat.5:38 17:27, Luk.11:11, 1Co.11:15, Heb.12:2; with artic. inf. (cl.), Jas.4:15; of succession, Mat.2:22; χάριν ἀ. χάριτος, Jhn.1:16 (M, Pr., 100); of price in exchange, Heb.12:16; λύτρον ἀ. πολλῶν, Mat.20:28, Mrk.10:45 (M, Pr., 105); of requital, Rom.12:17, 1Th.5:16, 1Pe.3:9 (cf. Wis.11:15); ἀνθ᾽ ὧν, because, Luk.1:20 19:44, Act.12:23, 2Th.2:10 (cl., LXX for אֲשֶׁר תַּחַת); id. therefore (cl., LXX), Luk.12:3; ἀ. τούτου (LXX for כֵּן נַעֲרָה)Eph.5:31. As a prefix, ἀντι- (before vowels ἀντ-, ἀνθ᾽-), denotes (a) over against, ἀντιπέραν; (b) co-operation, ἀντιβάλλειν; (with) requital, ἀντιμισθία; (d) opposition, ἀντίχριστος; (e) substitution, ἀνθύπατος. Compounds of ἀ. usually govern dative (B1., § 37, 7).† (AS)
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G473 — ἀντί
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Matthew 2:22 · ἀντὶand having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,Matthew 5:38 · ἀντὶ · ἀντὶ‘Ye heard that it was said: Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth;Matthew 17:27 · ἀντὶbut, that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that hath come up first take thou up, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater, that having taken, give to them for me and thee.’Matthew 20:28 · ἀντὶeven as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.’Mark 10:45 · ἀντὶfor even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.’Luke 1:20 · ἀνθ᾽and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.’Luke 11:11 · ἀντὶ‘And of which of you—the father—if the son shall ask a loaf, a stone will he present to him? and if a fish, will he instead of a fish, a serpent present to him?Luke 12:3 · ἀνθ᾽because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.Luke 19:44 · ἀνθ᾽and lay thee low, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou didst not know the time of thy inspection.’John 1:16 · ἀντὶand out of his fulness did we all receive, and grace over-against grace;Acts 12:23 · ἀνθ᾽and presently there smote him a messenger of the Lord, because he did not give the glory to God, and having been eaten of worms, he expired.Romans 12:17 · ἀντὶgiving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.1 Corinthians 11:15 · ἀντὶand a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her;Ephesians 5:31 · ἀντὶ‘for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be—the two—for one flesh;’1 Thessalonians 5:15 · ἀντὶsee no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;2 Thessalonians 2:10 · ἀνθ᾽and in all deceitfulness of the unrighteousness in those perishing, because the love of the truth they did not receive for their being saved,Hebrews 12:2 · ἀντὶlooking to the author and perfecter of faith—Jesus, who, over-against the joy set before him—did endure a cross, shame having despised, on the right hand also of the throne of God did sit down;Hebrews 12:16 · ἀντὶlest any one be a fornicator, or a profane person, as Esau, who in exchange for one morsel of food did sell his birthright,James 4:15 · ἀντὶinstead of your saying, ‘If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;’1 Peter 3:9 · ἀντὶ · ἀντὶnot giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;