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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ἀντίG473
Pronunciationantí
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 Itfor9×Matthew 5:38, Matthew 17:27, Matthew 20:28, Mark 10:45
because4×Luke 1:20, Luke 19:44, Acts 12:23, 2 Thessalonians 2:10
with2×1 Peter 3:9
. . .1×Luke 11:11
as1×1 Corinthians 11:15
For this reason1×Ephesians 5:31
in place of1×Matthew 2:22
Instead1×James 4:15
upon1×John 1:16
vvv1×Luke 12:3
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:22ἀντὶtoin place ofPrepositionMatthew 5:38ἀντὶtoforPrepositionMatthew 5:38ἀντὶtoforPrepositionMatthew 17:27ἀντὶtoforPrepositionMatthew 20:28ἀντὶtoforPrepositionMark 10:45ἀντὶtoforPrepositionLuke 1:20ἀνθ’tobecausePrepositionLuke 11:11ἀντὶto. . .PrepositionLuke 12:3ἀνθ’tovvvPrepositionLuke 19:44ἀνθ’tobecausePreposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 2:22
Aligned rows22
Books represented13
Matthew5Mark1Luke4John1Acts1Romans11 Corinthians1Ephesians11 Thessalonians12 Thessalonians1Hebrews2James11 Peter2
Source forms
ἀντὶ15xantiMatthew 2:22, Matthew 5:38, Matthew 17:27, Matthew 20:28
ἀνθ’5xanth’Luke 1:20, Luke 12:3, Luke 19:44, Acts 12:23
Ἀντὶ2xAntiEphesians 5:31, James 4:15
Parsing patterns
Preposition22xMatthew 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'sG473
Lexical occurrences22 versesGreek text appearances22 times16 shown belowWord forms1 form22 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
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Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 2:22Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseMatthew 5:38Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseMatthew 5:38Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseMatthew 17:27Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseMatthew 20:28Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseMark 10:45Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseLuke 1:20Preposition
ἀνθ᾽anq
instead of, for
Read verseLuke 11:11Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseLuke 12:3Preposition
ἀνθ᾽anq
instead of, for
Read verseLuke 19:44Preposition
ἀνθ᾽anq
instead of, for
Read verseJohn 1:16Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseActs 12:23Preposition
ἀνθ᾽anq
instead of, for
Read verseRomans 12:17Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verse1 Corinthians 11:15Preposition
ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verseEphesians 5:31Preposition
Ἀντὶanti
instead of, for
Read verse1 Thessalonians 5:15Preposition
ἀντὶanti
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 patterns1Aligned forms22
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 2:1022×
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