What does ἀντί · πολύς mean in the Bible?
ἀντί · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "in place of many, for many".
Greek · G473, G4183
ἀντὶ πολλῶν
For · much
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ἀντί G473 for
Pronunciation antí
Substitution or exchange: instead of, in place of, or in requital for something else.
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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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What does ἀντὶ πολλῶν (anti pollōn) mean in the Bible?
ἀντί · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "in place of many, for many".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G473, G4183?
G473, G4183 is connected to 22 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. in place of many, for many
Source Gloss
in place of many, for many
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 22
Matt 2:22 · Matt 5:38 · Matt 17:27 · Matt 20:28 · Mark 10:45 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 11:11 · Luke 12:3 · Luke 19:44 · John 1:16 · Acts 12:23 · Rom 12:17 · 1 Cor 11:15 · Eph 5:31 · 1 Thess 5:15 · 2 Thess 2:10 22×
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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