ΑΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΗΣΑΙ, αντοφθαλμησαι
ANTOPHTHALMĒSAI, antophthalmēsai
Sounds Like: an-tof-thal-ME-say
Translations: to look in the face, to look directly at, to resist, to oppose, to withstand
From the root: ΑΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'anti' (against) and 'ophthalmos' (eye), literally meaning 'to look against' or 'to look in the eye'. It is used to describe the act of looking someone directly in the face, often with an implication of resistance, opposition, or bold confrontation. It can also mean to withstand or resist an opposing force or person.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0492 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΕΙΝ — to face, to look in the face, to withstand, to resist
- ΑΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΕΩ — to look in the face, to look directly at, to withstand, to resist
- ΑΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΙΝ — to look in the face, to face, to withstand, to resist
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