Quick Definition
ἐνώπιον Adv before the face of, in the presence of
Strong's Definition
neuter of a compound of 1722 and a derivative of 3700; in the face of (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: before, in the presence (sight) of, to
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
prep. (with gen.) | ὤψ (eyes, face) · ὁράω
83.33 · Spacial Positions · In Front Of, Face To Face, In Back Of, Behind
in front of, before a position in front of an object, whether animate or inanimate, which is regarded as having a spacial orientation of front and back
LUK 1:17 · LUK 1:19 · LUK 1:76 · LUK 4:7 · LUK 5:18 · LUK 5:25 · LUK 8:47 · LUK 12:9 · LUK 12:9 · LUK 13:26 · LUK 14:10 · LUK 15:10 · LUK 23:14 · LUK 24:43 · JHN 20:30 · ACT 2:25 · ACT 4:10 · ACT 6:6 · ACT 7:46 · ACT 9:15 · ACT 10:30 · ACT 19:9 · ACT 19:19 · ACT 27:35 · ROM 14:22 · 1CO 1:29 · 2CO 7:12 · GAL 1:20 · 2TI 2:14 · 2TI 4:1 · HEB 4:13 · JAS 4:10 · 3JN 1:6 · REV 1:4 · REV 2:14 · REV 3:8 · REV 3:9 · REV 4:5 · REV 4:6 · REV 4:10 · REV 4:10 · REV 5:8 · REV 7:9 · REV 7:9 · REV 7:11 · REV 7:15 · REV 8:2 · REV 8:3 · REV 8:4 · REV 9:13 · REV 11:4 · REV 11:16 · REV 12:4 · REV 12:10 · REV 14:3 · REV 14:3 · REV 15:4 · REV 19:20 · REV 20:12
90.20 · Case · Viewpoint Participant
in the sight of, in the opinion of, in the judgment of (with the genitive) marking a participant whose viewpoint is relevant to an event It is also possible to interpret ἐνώπιον in LUK 12:6 as a marker of agent (Domain 90A) as in TEV, “not one of them is forgotten by God.”
LUK 1:15 · LUK 1:75 · LUK 12:6 · LUK 15:18 · LUK 15:21 · LUK 16:15 · LUK 16:15 · LUK 24:11 · ACT 4:19 · ACT 6:5 · ACT 10:31 · ACT 10:33 · ROM 3:20 · ROM 12:17 · 2CO 4:2 · 2CO 8:21 · 2CO 8:21 · 1TI 2:3 · 1TI 5:4 · 1TI 5:20 · 1TI 5:21 · 1TI 6:12 · 1TI 6:13 · 2TI 2:14 · HEB 13:21 · JAS 4:10 · 1PE 3:4 · 1JN 3:22 · REV 3:2 · REV 3:5 · REV 3:5 · REV 13:12 · REV 13:13 · REV 13:14 · REV 14:10 · REV 14:10 · REV 16:19
1 There are no doubt certain slight differences of meaning in this series (83.33), but such distinctions cannot be readily determined from existing contexts. 2 There are undoubtedly certain subtle distinctions of meaning associated with the various markers in 90.20, but it is impossible to determine those differences on the basis of existing contexts.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐνώπιον, neut. of the adj. ἐνώπιος, -ov, (i. 4. ὁ ἐν ὠπὶ ὦν, one who is in sight, Theocr. 22, 152; Sept. Ex. xxxiii. 11; ἄρτοι ἐνώπιοι, Ex. xxv. 29); used adverbially it gets the force of a preposition [W. § 54,6; B. 319 (274)], and is joined with the gen. (hardly to be found so in any prof. auth.), before, in sight of any one ; time and again in Sept. for .)}3 and +99, also for 33) and 33375 among N. T. writ. used most freq. by Luke and the auth. of the Rev., but never by Matthew and Mark. It is used 1. of occupied place: in that place which is before, or over against, opposite, any one and towards which another turns his eyes; @. prop.: εἶναι ἐνώπ. τινος, Rev. i. 4; vii. 15; [xiv. 5 Rec.]; so that εἶναι must be mentally supplied before ἐνώπιον, Rev. iv. 5 sq.; viii. 3; ix.13; after στῆναι, Acts x. 30; ἑστηκέναι, Rev. vil. 9; viii. 2; xi. 4; xii. 4; xx. 12; παρεστηκέναι, Lk. i. 19; Acts iv. 10; ἱστάναι, Acts vi. 6; καθῆσθαι, Rev. xi. 16; θύρα ἀνεῳγμένη ἐν. τινος, i. 4- a door opened for one (see θύρα, c. y. [B. 173 (150)]), Rev. iii. 8; after verbs signifying motion to a place: τιθέναι, Lk. v.18 ; ἀναβαίνειν, Rev. viii. 4; βάλλειν, Rey. iv. 10; πίπτειν or πεσεῖν (of worshippers), Rev. iv.10; v.8; [vii. 11]; προσκυνεῖν, Lk. iv. 7; Rev. iii. 9; xv. 4, [ΟΕ B. u. s.; 147 (129); W. 214 (201)]. Ῥ: in metaphorical phrases after verbs signifying motion: βαστάζειν τὸ ὄνομα... . ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν (see βαστάζω. 3), Acts ix. 15; σκάνδαλα βάλλειν ἐνώπ. τινος, to cast stumbling-blocks (incitements to sin) before one, Rey. ii. 14; after προέρχεσθαι, to go before one like a herald, Lk. i. 17; [after προπορεύεσθαι, Lk. i.76 WH]. in phrases in which something is supposed to be done by one while standing or appearing in the presence of another [cf. B. 176 (153)]: atter ἀρνεῖσθαι, Lk. xii. 9 (Lehm. ἔμπροabev) ; [ἀπαρνεῖσθαι. ibid.]; ὁμολογεῖν, Rev. iii. 5 [Rec. ἐξομ.]; κατηγορεῖν, Rev. xii. 10; [ἄδειν, Rev. xiv. 3]; (Arstph. Plut.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐνώπιον enōpion 94x
gen., before, in the presence of, Lk. 5:25; 8:47; in front of, Rev. 4:5, 6; immediately preceding as a forerunner, Lk. 1:17; Rev. 16:19; from the Hebrew, in the presence of, metaphysically, i.e. in the sphere of sensation or thought, Lk. 12:9; 15:10; Acts 10:31; in the eyes of, in the judgment of, Lk. 16:15; 24:11; Acts 4:19
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† ἐνώπιος, -ον
(< ὤψ), [in LXX for פָּנִים, etc. ;]
face to face, in sight (Theocr.; ἄρτοι ἐ., Ex 25:29): neut., ἐνώπιον, in vernacular, with force of prep. c. gen. [in LXX for לְעֵינֵי, לִפְנֵי, etc., cf. Dalman, Words, 31 f., 209 f., and Deiss., BS., 213], in NT, most freq. in Lk, Ac, Re, never in Mt, Mk, before, in the presence of: Lk 1:19 4:7, Ac 4:10 6:5, Re 1:4 2:14, al.; esp. ἐ. Κυρίου (θεοῦ), in the sight of God, or with God as witness or as judge, Ro 14:22, I Co 1:29, I Ti 2:3, Ja 4:10, I Pe 3:4, al.
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐνώπιον. To Deissmann's proof (BS p. 213) that this word belongs to the vernacular, and is not to be treated as a new formation of ‘* biblical” Greek, much additional evidence can now be added from iii/B.c. onwards. The earliest ex. of the word known to us, P Hib J. 3055 (before B.c. 271), is unfortunately followed by a lacuna—y δίκη σου ἀναγραφήσετ[α]ι ἐν [τῶι ἐν Ἡρ]ακλέους πόλει δικαστηρίωι [ἐ]νῴπιον [. .. ., **the case will be drawn up against you in the court at Heracleopolis in the presence of . . .” (Edd.). Wilcken’s translation of BGU II. 5781 (a.p. 189) μετάδ(ος) ἐνώπι(ον), “deliver personally” (cited by Deissmann z¢ szfra) finds an exact parallel in P Tebt I. 141% (B.c. 114) παρηγγελκότες ἐνώπι[ον, “1 gave notice in person "᾿ (Edd,), P Flor I. 567° (A.D. 234) μετέδωκ(α) Avpnd((w) . . ἐνώπιον ὡς καθήκει. For the prepositional use with the gen. see P Lond 35° (B.c. 161) (=I. p. 25) εἶπάς μοι ἐ[νόπ]ι. τοῦ Σάραπι, P Grenf I. 38" (ii/i B.c.) ὃ ἐνκεκλη[μ]ένος προσπηδήσας μοι ἐ[ν]ώπιό[ν] τινων ἔτυπτεν κτλ., P Oxy IV. 658% (A.D. 250) ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν. . ἔσπεισα, and Sy// 8437 (time of Trajan) ἐνώπιον τῶν προγεγραμμένων θεῶν. In P Grenf II. 71% 56 (A.D. 244-8) we have ἐνόπιν αὐτοῖς, for which the editors read ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν. In Sy// 588*4° (c. B.c. 180) the word is usedas a substantive—ov]qoat κεφαλὴν ἑκατέρωι ἐνωπίωι τῶν στοῶν. A new adj. ἐνόπιος occurs in P Par 6385 (B.c. 164) (= P Petr III. p. 20) τοσούτω[ν κ]αὶ τηλικούτων διαστολῶν yeyovulw[y ὑμῖ]ν καὶ ἐνοπίοις kal διὰ γραμμάτων, ‘though so many and so extensive explanations have been given to you both face to face and in writing” (Mahaffy), Preisigke 3925 (B.C. 149-8 or 137-6) παρηγγελκότε[ς] Τ᾽αγῶτι μὲν évarr(wt,’ Εἰσοροήρει δὲ am’ οἰκίας δι’ ᾿Ε'πωνύχου φυλακίτου : see Preisigke Fachworter, p. 78.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐνώπιον (enōpion) — before. ἐνώπ-ιος, ον, (ὤψ) facing, to the front, πρό τ᾽ ἐνώπια [Refs 7th c.BC+]face to face, [LXX]; ἄρτοι ἐ. shewbread, [Refs]; διαστολῶν γεγονυιῶν ὑμῖν καὶ ἐνοπίοις (sic) καὶ διὰ γραμμάτων in person, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
II. neuter ἐνώπιον as adverb, face to face, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in person, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: as preposition with genitive, [NT+4th c.BC+]. Regul. adverb -ίως[Refs]