- κατέναντι
- κατέναντι adv. (JWackernagel, Hellenistica 1907, 3–6; JWaldis, Präpositionsadverbien mit d. Bedeutung ‘vor’ in d. LXX 1922; B-D-F §214, 4; Rob. 643) gener. ‘opposite’.① marker of a position relative to someone who is viewed as having jurisdiction, whether visibly present or not, in the sight of someone, before someone, funct. as prep. w. gen. (Sir 28:26; Jdth 12:15, 19) κ. θεοῦ ἐν Χριστῷ λαλοῦμεν before God (Sir 50:19; SibOr 3, 499) 2 Cor 2:17; 12:19 (both v.l. κατενώπιον). κ. οὗ ἐπίστευσεν θεοῦ (=κ. τοῦ θεοῦ ᾧ ἐπίστευσεν, W-S. §24, 4d; B-D-F §294, 2; Rob. 717) before the God in whom he believed Ro 4:17. GJs 1:2 v.l. (for κατενώπιον).② marker of position over against someth., oppositeⓐ funct. as adv. εἰς τ. κατέναντι κώμην into the village opposite (us) Lk 19:30 (cp. 2 Ch 4:10; Ezk 11:1; 40:10; AcPh 98: Aa II/2, 38, 23; s. also the formulation κατέναντι πρὸς ἀνατολάς eastward AcPlMart 5 [Aa I 115, 13; for which ἀπέν[αντι … ] AcPl Ha 10, 21, with cod. A of AcPlMart]).ⓑ funct. as prep. w. gen. of place or position (Lucian, Fug. 1; IPriene 37, 170 [II B.C.] κ. τοῦ ὄρευς; UPZ 79, 11 [159 B.C.]; LXX; En 14:5; Test12Patr; JosAs 28:3, 5; ParJer 7:15; Just., D. 62, 5 [for ἐναντίον Josh 5:13]) of place (En 14:15) κ. τοῦ ἱεροῦ opposite the temple Mk 13:3. κ. τοῦ γαζοφυλακείου 12:41. κ. μου opposite or before me Hv 1, 2, 2 (Joly: κατενώπιον); cp. 3, 2, 4; 3, 9, 10. κ. αὐτῶν before them Mk 6:41 D (MBlack, An Aramaic Approach3, ’67, 116). εἰς τὴν κώμην τὴν κ. ὑμῶν into the village lying before you Mt 21:2; Mk 11:2. κ. τοῦ ὄχλου in the presence of the crowd Mt 27:24 v.l. (for ἀπέναντι).—DELG s.v. ἄντα, 2 ἀντί. M-M.
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