Strong's Greek · G473
ἀντί
antí
for, in the room of
Definition
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Derivation
a primary particle;
Appears 22 times in Scripture
“but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.”
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’”
“And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.””
“They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.””
“But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,”
“just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.””
“Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.”
“From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.”
““But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).