Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἀντί (G473)
22 ἀντί (the ι is elided only in ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ), prep. c. gen. (cf. MM, VGT , s.v.); prop, in local sense, over against , opposite , hence; instead of , in place of , for (Hom., etc.): Mt 5:38 17:27 , Lk 11:11 , I Co 11:15 , He 12:2 ; c. artic. inf. (cl.), Ja 4:15 ; of succession, Mt 2:22 ; χάριν ἀ. χάριτος , Jo 1:16 (M, Pr. , 100); of price in exchange, He 12:16 ; λύτρον ἀ. πολλῶν , Mt 20:28 , Mk 10:45 (M, Pr. , 105); of requital, Ro 12:17 , I Th 5:15 , I Pe 3:9 (cf. Wi 11:15 ); ἀνθ᾽ ὧν , because , Lk 1:20 19:44 , Ac 12:23 , II Th 2:10 (cl., LXX for אֲשֶׁר תַּחַת ); id. therefore (cl., LXX), Lk 12:3 ; ἀ. τούτου (LXX for עַל־כֵּן ), Eph 5:31 . As a prefix, ἀντι- (before vowels ἀντ- , ἀνθ᾽- ), denotes over against , ἀντιπέραν ; co-operation, ἀντιβάλλειν ; requital, ἀντιμισθία ; opposition, ἀντίχριστος ; substitution, ἀνθύπατος . Compounds of ἀ. usually govern dat. (Bl., § 37, 7).†
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