Lexicon
ἔναντι
enanti
G1725
G:PREP Greek

before

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enanti marks a relation of standing or being evaluated in the presence of God.

As a preposition, enanti marks a person or condition in relation to God: priestly service is described before God in Luke 1:8, while a heart is judged not right before God in Acts 8:21.

Senses in use

  1. Prepositional relation before God · dominant

    The form is tagged as a preposition in both clauses. In Luke 1:8 the APB renders priestly service as occurring "before God," and in Acts 8:21 it renders the assessment that a heart is "not right before God."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the prepositional relation with "before God" in both Luke 1:8 and Acts 8:21. It does not establish more specific distinctions beyond that shared relation.

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