What does πρόσωπον · πρός mean in the Bible?
πρόσωπον · πρός is a Greek phrase meaning "face to face".
Greek · G4383, G4314
πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον
Face · to/with
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πρόσωπον G4383 face
Pronunciation prósōpon
Face or presence; idiomatically means personal appearance, condition, or showing favoritism based on external circumstances.
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πρός G4314 to/with
Pronunciation prós
Directional preposition expressing motion toward, relational proximity, and purpose; often indicates goal or intended endpoint.
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What does πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον (prosōpon pros prosōpon) mean in the Bible?
πρόσωπον · πρός is a Greek phrase meaning "face to face".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4383, G4314?
G4383, G4314 is connected to 76 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. face to face
Source Gloss
face to face
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 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 patterns 7 Aligned forms 76 Case pattern Accusative (44) Number pattern Singular (68)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 17:2 · Luke 9:53 · 1 Pet 3:12 · Rev 10:1 4×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 9:7 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 11:10 · Mark 1:2 · Luke 7:27 · Luke 9:29 · Luke 9:52 · Luke 10:1 · Acts 2:28 · Acts 3:20 · Acts 5:41 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 13:24 · Acts 17:26 · 2 Cor 3:7 · 2 Thess 1:9 · Jas 1:11 · Rev 6:16 18×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 1:11 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 2:10 · 2 Cor 3:18 · 2 Cor 4:6 · 2 Cor 5:12 · Gal 1:22 · 1 Thess 2:17 · Heb 9:24 7×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:17 · Matt 16:3 · Matt 17:6 · Matt 18:10 · Matt 22:16 · Matt 26:39 · Matt 26:67 · Mark 12:14 · Mark 14:65 · Luke 2:31 · Luke 5:12 · Luke 9:51 · Luke 12:56 · Luke 17:16 · Luke 20:21 · Luke 21:35 39×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 6:16 · Luke 24:5 · Jude 1:16 · Rev 7:11 · Rev 11:16 5×
Word Origins
πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain