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πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον

Face · to/with

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πρόσωπον G4383 face
Pronunciation prósōpon
Face or presence; idiomatically means personal appearance, condition, or showing favoritism based on external circumstances.
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πρός G4314 to/with
Pronunciation prós
Directional preposition expressing motion toward, relational proximity, and purpose; often indicates goal or intended endpoint.
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What does πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον (prosōpon pros prosōpon) mean in the Bible?

πρόσωπον · πρός is a Greek word meaning "face to face".

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Meaning

face to face
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 17:2 · Luke 9:53 · 1 Pet 3:12 · Rev 10:1 4×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Rev 9:7 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 11:10 · Mark 1:2 · Luke 7:27 · Luke 9:29 · Luke 9:52 · Luke 10:1 · Acts 2:28 · Acts 3:20 · Acts 5:41 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 13:24 · Acts 17:26 · 2 Cor 3:7 · 2 Thess 1:9 · Jas 1:11 · Rev 6:16 18×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 1:11 1×
Dative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 2:10 · 2 Cor 3:18 · 2 Cor 4:6 · 2 Cor 5:12 · Gal 1:22 · 1 Thess 2:17 · Heb 9:24 7×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 6:17 · Matt 16:3 · Matt 17:6 · Matt 18:10 · Matt 22:16 · Matt 26:39 · Matt 26:67 · Mark 12:14 · Mark 14:65 · Luke 2:31 · Luke 5:12 · Luke 9:51 · Luke 12:56 · Luke 17:16 · Luke 20:21 · Luke 21:35 39×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 6:16 · Luke 24:5 · Jude 1:16 · Rev 7:11 · Rev 11:16 5×
76 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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