What does ἀντί (antí) mean in the Bible?
ἀντί (antí): Substitution or exchange: instead of, in place of, or in requital for something else.
Greek · G473
ἀντί
For
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ἀντί G473
Pronunciation antí
What does ἀντί (antí) mean in the Bible?
ἀντί (antí): Substitution or exchange: instead of, in place of, or in requital for something else.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G473?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include for (9), because (4), with (2), . . . (1), as (1).
Where does ἀντί (antí) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Luke (4), 1 Peter (2), Hebrews (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It for 9× Matthew 5:38, Matthew 17:27, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45
because 4× Luke 1:20, Luke 19:44, Acts 12:23, 2 Thessalonians 2:10
with 2× 1 Peter 3:9
. . . 1× Luke 11:11
as 1× 1 Corinthians 11:15
For this reason 1× Ephesians 5:31
in place of 1× Matthew 2:22
Instead 1× James 4:15
upon 1× John 1:16
vvv 1× Luke 12:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:22 ἀντὶ to in place of Preposition Matthew 5:38 ἀντὶ to for Preposition Matthew 5:38 ἀντὶ to for Preposition Matthew 17:27 ἀντὶ to for Preposition Matthew 20:28 ἀντὶ to for Preposition Mark 10:45 ἀντὶ to for Preposition Luke 1:20 ἀνθ’ to because Preposition Luke 11:11 ἀντὶ to . . . Preposition Luke 12:3 ἀνθ’ to vvv Preposition Luke 19:44 ἀνθ’ to because Preposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:22
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 13
Matthew 5 Mark 1 Luke 4 John 1 Acts 1 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 1 Ephesians 1 1 Thessalonians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 2 James 1 1 Peter 2
Source forms
ἀντὶ 15x anti Matthew 2:22, Matthew 5:38, Matthew 17:27, Matthew 20:28
ἀνθ’ 5x anth’ Luke 1:20, Luke 12:3, Luke 19:44, Acts 12:23
Ἀντὶ 2x Anti Ephesians 5:31, James 4:15
Parsing patterns
Preposition 22x Matthew 2:22, Matthew 5:38, Matthew 17:27, Matthew 20:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Substitution or exchange: instead of, in place of, or in requital for something else.
Strong's G473
Lexical occurrences 22 verses Greek text appearances 22 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 22 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
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Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 22 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:22 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Matthew 5:38 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Matthew 5:38 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Matthew 17:27 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Matthew 20:28 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Mark 10:45 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Luke 1:20 Preposition
ἀνθ᾽ anq
instead of, for
Read verse Luke 11:11 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Luke 12:3 Preposition
ἀνθ᾽ anq
instead of, for
Read verse Luke 19:44 Preposition
ἀνθ᾽ anq
instead of, for
Read verse John 1:16 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Acts 12:23 Preposition
ἀνθ᾽ anq
instead of, for
Read verse Romans 12:17 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse 1 Corinthians 11:15 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse Ephesians 5:31 Preposition
Ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Preposition
ἀντὶ anti
instead of, for
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 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
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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×
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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