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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἀντί

Strong’s: G473

Associated OET lemmas: ἀντί

Form 1

Part of speech: prep. (with gen.)

Sense 1: instead

Semantic entry: 89.133

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Contrast

Definition: a marker of an alternative serving as a contrast

LUK 11:11: RV LUK 11:11 · LV LUK 11:11 · Read together LUK 11:11

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OET-RV LUK 11:11

11 How many of you fathers, if your child asked you for some fish, you’d give them a snake instead?

OET-LV LUK 11:11

11 and who of of_you_all the son will_be_requesting the father, a_fish, and instead_of a_fish, will_be_handing_out a_serpent?
to_him

JAM 4:15: RV JAM 4:15 · LV JAM 4:15 · Read together JAM 4:15

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OET-RV JAM 4:15

15 So instead of saying that, you should say, ‘If the master wants it, we will live and we’ll do this or that.’

OET-LV JAM 4:15

15 Instead_of that to_be_saying you_all ought:
If the master may_will, both we_will_be_living and we_will_be_doing, this or that.

Sense 2: for, on behalf of

Semantic entry: 90.37

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Benefaction

Definition: a marker of a participant who is benefited by an event, usually with the implication of some type of exchange or substitution involved

MAT 17:27: RV MAT 17:27 · LV MAT 17:27 · Read together MAT 17:27

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OET-RV MAT 17:27

27 “but so that we don’t offend them, go down to the lake and throw in a line. Pull out the first fish that you hook, and when you open its mouth, you’ll find a coin that’ll be enough to pay the tax for both of us.”

OET-LV MAT 17:27

27 But in_order_that we_may_ not _offend them, having_been_gone to sea, throw a_fish_hook and take_up the first fish having_gone_up, and having_opened_up the mouth of_it, you_will_be_finding a_stater, having_taken that, give to_them for me and you.

MAT 20:28: RV MAT 20:28 · LV MAT 20:28 · Read together MAT 20:28

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OET-RV MAT 20:28

28 in the same way that the son of humanity didn’t come to be served, but to serve others and to give his life as the cost of freeing many people.”

OET-LV MAT 20:28

28 as the son of_ the _man came not to_be_served, but to_serve and to_give the life of_him a_ransom for many.
All 3 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 17:27 · RV MAT 20:28 · LV MAT 17:27 · LV MAT 20:28 · Read together MAT 17:27 · Read together MAT 20:28

MRK: RV MRK 10:45 · LV MRK 10:45 · Read together MRK 10:45

Sense 3: because, for this reason, for the purpose of

Semantic entry: 89.24

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Cause and/or Reason

Definition: a marker of reason, with the possible implication of purpose

LUK 1:20: RV LUK 1:20 · LV LUK 1:20 · Read together LUK 1:20

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OET-RV LUK 1:20

20 ⇔so listen to this: Because you didn’t believe my message, you’ll be made silent and unable to speak until the day that all of these things happen, and they certainly will happen at the proper times.”

OET-LV LUK 1:20

20 And see, you_will_be keeping_silent and not being_able to_speak, until that day these things may_become, because/for that you_ not _believed in_the messages of_me, which will_be_being_fulfilled in the season of_them.

LUK 19:44: RV LUK 19:44 · LV LUK 19:44 · Read together LUK 19:44

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OET-RV LUK 19:44

44 Then they’ll level you and your children along with you, and they’ll topple the stone walls and buildings, because you didn’t realise the importance of who was visiting you.”

OET-LV LUK 19:44

44 and they_will_be_leveling you and the children of_you with you, and they_˓will˒_ not _be_leaving a_stone on a_stone with you, instead_of which you_ not _knew the season of_the visitation of_you.
All 6 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 1:20 · RV LUK 19:44 · LV LUK 1:20 · LV LUK 19:44 · Read together LUK 1:20 · Read together LUK 19:44

ACT: RV ACT 12:23 · LV ACT 12:23 · Read together ACT 12:23

EPH: RV EPH 5:31 · LV EPH 5:31 · Read together EPH 5:31

TH2: RV TH2 2:10 · LV TH2 2:10 · Read together TH2 2:10

HEB: RV HEB 12:2 · LV HEB 12:2 · Read together HEB 12:2

Sense 4: therefore, so then

Semantic entry: 89.45

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Result

Definition: a marker of result, with the implication of something being in return for something else

LUK 12:3: RV LUK 12:3 · LV LUK 12:3 · Read together LUK 12:3

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OET-RV LUK 12:3

3 Anything that you whispered in the dark will be heard in the light, and anything that was only for certain ears in a private room will be announced from the rooftops.

OET-LV LUK 12:3

3 Instead_of that as_much_as you_all_said in the darkness, will_be_being_heard in the light, and what you_all_spoke to the ear in the private_rooms, will_be_being_proclaimed on the housetops.

Sense 5: for, in place of

Semantic entry: 57.145

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Exchange

Definition: a marker of an exchange relation

MAT 2:22: RV MAT 2:22 · LV MAT 2:22 · Read together MAT 2:22

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OET-RV MAT 2:22

22 However, when he heard that Arkelaos was now reigning over Yehudah (Judea) (instead of his father Herodes), and also having been warned in a dream, he left Yehudah and went north to the Galil area.

OET-LV MAT 2:22

22 But having_heard that Arⱪelaos is_reigning the over_Youdaia instead_of Haʸrōdaʸs the father of_him, he_was_afraid to_go_away there, and having_been_warned in a_dream, he_withdrew into the districts of_ the _Galilaia/(Gālīl),

MAT 5:38: RV MAT 5:38 · LV MAT 5:38 · Read together MAT 5:38

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OET-RV MAT 5:38

38 “You’ve all heard it said that it’s an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,

OET-LV MAT 5:38

38 You_all_heard that it_was_said:
Eye for an_eye and tooth for a_tooth.
All 8 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 2:22 · RV MAT 5:38 · LV MAT 2:22 · LV MAT 5:38 · Read together MAT 2:22 · Read together MAT 5:38

JHN: RV JHN 1:16 · LV JHN 1:16 · Read together JHN 1:16

ROM: RV ROM 12:17 · LV ROM 12:17 · Read together ROM 12:17

CO1: RV CO1 11:15 · LV CO1 11:15 · Read together CO1 11:15

TH1: RV TH1 5:15 · LV TH1 5:15 · Read together TH1 5:15

HEB: RV HEB 12:16 · LV HEB 12:16 · Read together HEB 12:16

PE1: RV PE1 3:9 · LV PE1 3:9 · Read together PE1 3:9