What does κατέναντι (katénanti) mean in the Bible?
κατέναντι (katénanti): Spatial or metaphorical positioning directly before/opposite someone, often implying conscious presence or accountability.
Greek · G2713
κατέναντι
Directly opposite
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κατέναντιG2713
Pronunciationkaténanti
What does κατέναντι (katénanti) mean in the Bible?
κατέναντι (katénanti): Spatial or metaphorical positioning directly before/opposite someone, often implying conscious presence or accountability.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2713?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include before (2), opposite (2), [He is our father] in the presence of (1), ahead (1), ahead [of you] (1).
Where does κατέναντι (katénanti) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), 2 Corinthians (2), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itbefore2×2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 12:19
opposite2×Mark 12:41, Mark 13:3
[He is our father] in the presence of1×Romans 4:17
ahead1×Matthew 21:2
ahead [of you]1×Luke 19:30
ahead of1×Mark 11:2
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:2κατέναντιtoaheadPrepositionMark 11:2κατέναντιtoahead ofPrepositionMark 12:41κατέναντιtooppositePrepositionMark 13:3κατέναντιtooppositePrepositionLuke 19:30κατέναντιtoahead [of you]AdverbRomans 4:17κατέναντιto[He is our father] in the presence ofPreposition2 Corinthians 2:17κατέναντιtobeforePreposition2 Corinthians 12:19κατέναντιtobeforePreposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 21:2
Aligned rows8
Books represented5
Matthew1Mark3Luke1Romans12 Corinthians2
Source forms
κατέναντι8xkatenantiMatthew 21:2, Mark 11:2, Mark 12:41, Mark 13:3
Parsing patterns
Preposition7xMatthew 21:2, Mark 11:2, Mark 12:41, Mark 13:3
Adverb1xLuke 19:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Spatial or metaphorical positioning directly before/opposite someone, often implying conscious presence or accountability.
Strong'sG2713
Lexical occurrences8 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms8 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
directly opposite
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 11:2Preposition
κατέναντιkatenanti
opposite, in front of
Read verseMark 12:41Preposition
κατέναντιkatenanti
opposite, in front of
Read verseMark 13:3Preposition
κατέναντιkatenanti
opposite, in front of
Read verseLuke 19:30Adverb
κατέναντιkatenanti
opposite, in front of
Read verseRomans 4:17Preposition
κατέναντιkatenanti
opposite, in front of
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms8
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 21:2 · Mark 11:2 · Mark 12:41 · Mark 13:3 · Rom 4:17 · 2 Cor 2:17 · 2 Cor 12:197×
Luke 19:301×
Word Origins
κατέναντι is built from these roots:
+ἔναντιG1725