ΑΝΤΙ, αντι
ANTI, anti
Sounds Like: AN-tee
Translations: instead of, for, in place of, in return for, opposite, in front of
From the root: ΑΝΤΙ
Part of Speech: Preposition
Explanation: This word is a preposition that typically takes the genitive case. It signifies substitution, exchange, or opposition. It can mean 'instead of' or 'in place of' something, indicating a replacement. It can also mean 'for' or 'in return for' something, implying an exchange. In some contexts, it can denote 'opposite' or 'in front of' a location or person.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G0473 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 18:21, 18:31
- Esther — 2:4, 4:17k
- Tobit — 7:17
- 1 Maccabees — 2:11, 9:31, 10:30, 11:34, 11:40, 13:8, 13:14
- Psalms — 34:12, 37:21, 44:17, 108:4, 108:5
- Proverbs — 17:13
- Job — 16:4, 31:40
- Wisdom — 7:10, 11:6, 11:15, 19:10
- Sirach — 3:14, 4:10, 5:15, 17:27, 29:6
- Isaiah — 3:24, 53:9, 55:13, 60:17, 61:3
- Jeremiah — 11:17, 18:20, 22:11, 36:26, 44:1
- Joel — 2:25, 4:3
- Habakkuk — 3:7
- Zephaniah — 2:10
- Matthew — 2:22, 5:38, 17:27, 20:28
- Mark — 10:45
- Luke — 11:11
- John — 1:16
- 1 Corinthians — 11:15
- Ephesians — 5:31
- 1 Thessalonians — 5:15
- Hebrews — 12:2, 12:16
- James — 4:15
- 1 Peter — 3:9
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΤΙ.
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.
- ΑΝΤ — instead of, in place of, for, in return for, opposite to, against, in exchange for, in comparison with
- ΑΝΤ? — instead of, for, in place of, in return for, in exchange for, on account of, because of
- ΝΑΝΤΙ — instead of, for, in place of, opposite to, in return for, in exchange for
- ΝΤΙ — instead of, in place of, for, opposite, in front of, against, in return for, in exchange for, in comparison with
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