ΑΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΙΝ, αντοφθαλμιν
ANTOPHTHALMIN, antophthalmin
Sounds Like: an-tof-thal-MIN
Translations: to look in the face, to face, to withstand, to resist
From the root: ΑΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'αντι' (anti), meaning 'against' or 'opposite', and 'οφθαλμος' (ophthalmos), meaning 'eye'. It literally means 'to look someone in the eye' or 'to face directly'. In a broader sense, it refers to the act of confronting or resisting something, often an opposing force or difficulty, without flinching or giving way. It implies a direct and firm opposition.
Inflection: Infinitive, Aorist, Active
Strong’s number: G0493 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 27:15
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
- ΑΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΗΣΑΙ — to look in the face, to look directly at, to resist, to oppose, to withstand
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