What does ἀντοφθαλμέω (antophthalméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀντοφθαλμέω (antophthalméō) is a Greek word meaning "to face".
Greek · G503
ἀντοφθαλμέω
To face
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ἀντοφθαλμέωG503
Pronunciationantophthalméō
What does ἀντοφθαλμέω (antophthalméō) mean in the Bible?
ἀντοφθαλμέω (antophthalméō) is a Greek word meaning "to face".
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How does the BSB render G503?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to head into (1).
Where does ἀντοφθαλμέω (antophthalméō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 27:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 Itto head into1×Acts 27:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 27:15
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Acts1
Source forms
ἀντοφθαλμεῖν1xantophthalmeinActs 27:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xActs 27:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to face
Source Gloss
to face
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἀντί, ὀφθαλμός), [in LXX: Wis.12:14 * ;] to look in the face, look straight at (Polyb.). Metaphorical, to face, withstand (Wis, l.with, Polyb.): with dative, ἀ. τ. ἀνέμῳ, as nautical term, to beat up against the wind (see DB, ext., 366 f.; MM, VGT, see word): Act.27:15.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 27:15Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀντοφθαλμεῖνantofqalmein
I face, resist
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἀντοφθαλμέω is built from these roots: