ἀντί
antí
“opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)”
22 occurrencesNew TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
over against; hence, in correspondence to, answering to, Jn. 1:16; in place of, Mt. 2:22; in retribution or return for, Mt. 5:38; in consideration of, Heb. 12:2, 16; on account of, Mt. 17:27; ἀνθ’ ὡ, because, Lk. 1:20
Translated in KJV as
forin the room of
Etymology
a primary particle;
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