πρόσωπον

prosōpon

Greek G4383 Noun, neuter 76 occurrences in 71 verses
πρόσωπον face

πρόσωπον, -ου, τό

(πρός, ὤψ), [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for פָּנִים ;]

1. prop., of persons (so always in cl.);

(a) the face, countenance: Mat.6:16-17, Mrk.14:65, Luk.9:29, 2Co.3:7, Rev.4:7, al.; τὸ π. τῆς γενέτεως (EV, natural face), Jas.1:23; πίπτειν ἐπὶ (τὰ) π., Mat.17:6, Luk.5:12, Rev.7:11, al.; ἀγνοούμενος τῷ π., Gal.1:22; π., οὐ καρδίᾳ, 1Th.2:17; κατὰ πρόσωπον (in front, facing: Thuc., Xen., al.), when present, face to face, Act.25:16, 2Co.10:1 10:7, Gal.2:11; id. with genitive, as compound prep., in the presence of (not cl.; see Bl., § 40, 9; M, Pr., 99 f.; Thackeray, Gr., 43 f.), Luk.2:31, Act.3:13; similarly ἀπὸ π. (Heb. (פָּנִים מִלִּפְּנֵי); see Dalman, Words, 29), from the presence of, Act.3:19 5:41 7:45, 2Th.1:9, Rev.12:14 20:11; πρὸ π. (Heb. (פָּנִים לִפְנֵי), before, Mat.11:10, Mrk.1:2, Luk.7:27" (LXX), al.; in other phrases resembling Heb. idiom (Thackeray, Gr., 42), βλέπειν (ὁρᾶν, θεωρεῖν, ἰδεῖν) τὸ π., to see one's face, i.e. see him in person, Mat.18:10, Act.20:25, 38, 1Th.3:10, Rev.22:4; ἐμφανισθῆναι τῷ π. τοῦ θεοῦ, Heb.9:24; ἐν π. Χριστοῦ, 2Co.2:10 4:6; μετὰ τοῦ π. σου with thy presence, Act.2:28 (LXX); εἰς π. τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν, 2Co.8:24; στηρίζειν τὸ π. (Heb. פָּנִים שׂוּם: Jer.21:10, al.; see Dalman, Words, 30), with inf., to set one's face towards, Luk.9:51; similarly, τὸ π. αὐτοῦ ἦν πορευόμενον (op. cit., 31), Luk.9:53; τὸ π. τοῦ κυρίου ἐπί, 1Pe.3:12 (LXX)

(b) form, person: καυχᾶσθαι. ἐν π. καὶ μὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ, 2Co.5:12 (cf. 1Ki.16:7); metaphorically, as in Heb. idiom, of judgment according to appearance, external condition or circumstances (פָּנִים H5387; see Dalman, Words, 30; Thackeray, Gr., 43 f.): λαμβάνειν π., Luk.20:21, Gal.2:6; βλέπειν εἰς π., Mat.22:16, Mrk.12:14; θαυμάζειν πρόσωπα, Ju 16.

2. Of things (cf. Dalman, l.with)

(a) face, appearance (Psa.104:30): Mat.16:3 (WH, R, mg., om.), Luk.12:56, Jas.1:11

(b) surface (Gen.2:6): Luk.21:35, Act.17:26

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Concordance 71 verses

  1. Galatians 1:22 προσώπῳ

    I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

  2. Galatians 2:6 πρόσωπον

    But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism —those leaders added nothing to me.

  3. Galatians 2:11 πρόσωπον

    When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.

  4. Colossians 2:1 πρόσωπόν

    For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,

  5. 1 Thessalonians 2:17 προσώπῳπρόσωπον

    Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense.

  6. 1 Thessalonians 3:10 πρόσωπον

    Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.

  7. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 προσώπου

    They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

  8. Hebrews 9:24 προσώπῳ

    For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.

  9. James 1:11 προσώπου

    For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

  10. James 1:23 πρόσωπον

    For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

  11. 1 Peter 3:12 πρόσωπον

    For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

  12. Jude 1:16 πρόσωπα

    These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

  13. Revelation 4:7 πρόσωπον

    The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.

  14. Revelation 6:16 προσώπου

    And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.

  15. Revelation 7:11 πρόσωπα

    And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,

  16. Revelation 9:7 πρόσωπαπρόσωπα

    And the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.

  17. Revelation 10:1 πρόσωπον

    Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

  18. Revelation 11:16 πρόσωπα

    And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,

  19. Revelation 12:14 προσώπου

    But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.

  20. Revelation 20:11 προσώπου

    Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.

  21. Revelation 22:4 πρόσωπον

    They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

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