Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἔμ-προσθεν (G1715)
48 ἔμ-προσθεν adv. of place (in cl. also of time), [in LXX chiefly for עֳנִי ;] adverbially, before, in front : Lk 19:28 ; εἰς τὸ ἔ. , Lk 19:4 ; opp. to ὄπισθεν , Re 4:6 ; opp. to τὰ ὀπίσω, τὰ ἔ. , Phl 3:13 . As prep., before ; in front of: Mt 5:24 6:2 7:6 11:10 27:29 , Lk 5:19 7:27 14:2 , Jo 3:28 10:4 , Re 19:10 22:8 ; in the presence of: Mt 27:11 , Ga 2:14 , I Th 1:3 2:19 3:9 3:13 ; ὁμολουεῖν, ἀρνεῖσθαι (Dalman, Words , 210), Mt 10:32 , 33 26:70 , Lk 12:8 ; in forensic sense, Mt 25:32 27:11 , Lk 21:36 , Ac 18:17 , II Co 5:10 , I Th 2:19 , I Jn 3:19 ; εὐδοκία ( θέλημά ) ἐστι ἔ. θεοῦ (a targumic formula; Dalman, Words , 211), Mt 11:26 18:14 , Lk 10:21 ; in the sight of: Mt 5:16 6:1 17:2 23:14 , Mk 2:12 9:2 , Lk 19:27 , Jo 12:37 , Ac 10:4 ; of rank and dignity (Dem., Plat., al.; LXX, Ge 48:20 ): Jo 1:15 , 30 .†
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