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SR GNT 1 Th 2:19 ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen) ‘not are even you_all before the master of us’ Strongs=17150 Lemma=emprosthen
Word role=preposition
Year=54 AD

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Other uses (43) of identical word form ἔμπροσθεν (P-···) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔμπροσθεν’ (P-···) is always and only glossed as ‘before’.

Yhn (Jhn) 1:15 ‘after me coming before of me has become because’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:15 word 20

OET-LV: 15 Yōannaʸs is _testifying concerning him, and he _has _cried _out saying: This one was whom I _said: The one coming after me, has _become before of _me, because he _was before me. (JHN_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 Yohan explained about him and loudly told everyone, “He’s the one I meant when I said, ‘There’s someone coming after me, yet who came before me, because he existed before I did!’ ” (JHN 1:15)

Yhn (Jhn) 1:30 ‘is coming a man who before me has become because’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 1:30 word 15

OET-LV: 30 It _is this one concerning whom I said: After me is _coming a_man, who has _become before me, because he _was before me. (JHN_1:30)

OET-RV: 30 This is the man I was talking about when I said, ‘There’s someone coming after me, yet who came before me, because he existed before I did.’ (JHN 1:30)

Yhn (Jhn) 3:28 ‘but having_been sent_out I am before that one’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 3:28 word 18

OET-LV: 28 Yourselves you _all are _testifying to _me that I _said: I am not the chosen _one /messiah, but, that Having _been _sent _out I _am before that one. (JHN_3:28)

OET-RV: 28 “You yourselves know that I said that I’m not the messiah, but rather the one coming before him. (JHN 3:28)

Yhn (Jhn) 10:4 ‘own all he may send_forth before them he is going and’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 10:4 word 9

OET-LV: 4 Whenever he _may _send _forth all his own, he _is _going before them, and the sheep is _following after _him, because they _have _known the voice of _him. (JHN_10:4)

OET-RV: 4 Whenever he moves the sheep, he goes in front and the sheep follow him because they recognise his voice. (JHN 10:4)

Yhn (Jhn) 12:37 ‘of him signs having done before them not they were believing’ SR GNT Yhn (Jhn) 12:37 word 7

OET-LV: 37 But having _done so _many signs of _him before them, they _were_ not _believing in him, (JHN_12:37)

OET-RV: 37 Even though Yeshua had done so many miracles in front of the people, they didn’t believe that he was the messiah. (JHN 12:37)

Mark 2:12 ‘the pallet he came_out before all so_as to_be marvelling’ SR GNT Mark 2:12 word 16

OET-LV: 12 And he _was _raised, and immediately having _taken _up the pallet, he _came _out before all so _as all to _be _marvelling and to _be _glorifying the god saying, that We_ never _saw thus. (MRK_2:12)

OET-RV: 12 So the man stood up, and picked up his bedding, and went out of the house where everyone saw him and marvelled and praised God saying, “We’ve never seen anything like that happen before!” (MRK 2:12)

Mark 9:2 ‘alone and he was transformed before them’ SR GNT Mark 9:2 word 40

OET-LV: 2 And after six days, the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) is _taking the Petros and the Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) and the Yōannaʸs, and is _bringing_ them _up into a_ high _mountain by themselves alone. And he _was _transformed before them, (MRK_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 Six days later Yeshua took Peter and Yacob and Yohan, and just the four of them went up onto a high hill. Then he was changed right in front of their eyes (MRK 9:2)

Mat 5:16 ‘the light of you_all before the people so_that’ SR GNT Mat 5:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 Thus let_ the light of _you _all _shine before the people, so _that they _may _see the good works of _you _all, and may _glorify the father of _you _all which in the heavens. (MAT_5:16)

OET-RV: 16 In the same way, let your light shine in front of everyone, so that they can see your good behaviour and then might praise your father in the heavens. (MAT 5:16)

Mat 5:24 ‘the gift of you before the altar and’ SR GNT Mat 5:24 word 6

OET-LV: 24 leave the gift of _you there before the altar. And be _going _away, first be _reconciled to _the brother of _you, and then having _come, be _offering the gift of _you. (MAT_5:24)

OET-RV: 24 leave your gift there at the altar and go and sort that out first, before coming back to offer your gift. (MAT 5:24)

Mat 6:1 ‘of you_all not to_be practicing before the people in_order’ SR GNT Mat 6:1 word 10

OET-LV: 6 Be _taking _heed not to _be _practicing the righteousness of _you _all before the people, in _order that to _be _seen by _them, and if not, surely you _all _are _having no reward with the father of _you _all, who is in the heavens. (MAT_6:1)

OET-RV: 6 “You people should take care not to only obey God in front of others so they’ll think well of you, because if you do, you’ll certainly get no reward from your father in the heavens. (MAT 6:1)

Mat 6:2 ‘alms not you may trumpet before you as the’ SR GNT Mat 6:2 word 8

OET-LV: 2 Therefore whenever you _may _be _doing alms, you _may_ not _trumpet before you, as the hypocrites are _doing in the synagogues and in the streets, so _that they _may _be _glorified by the people. Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, they _are _receiving _fully the reward of _them. (MAT_6:2)

OET-RV: 2 “So when you’re giving to the poor, don’t make a big display of it like the hypocrites do in the meeting halls and in the streets so they’ll get the people’s praises. I can assure you that they’ve already received their reward in full. (MAT 6:2)

Mat 7:6 ‘the pearls of you_all before the pigs lest’ SR GNT Mat 7:6 word 12

OET-LV: 6 You _all _may_ not _give the holy thing to _the dogs, nor may _you _all _throw the pearls of _you _all before the pigs, lest they _will _be _trampling them with the feet of _them, and having _been _turned they _may _attack you _all. (MAT_7:6)

OET-RV: 6 “Don’t give special things to dogs, and don’t throw pearls to pigs, because they’ll all just trample them underfoot, and then they’re just as likely to turn and attack you. (MAT 7:6)

Mat 10:32 ‘will_be confessing in me before people will_be confessing also_I’ SR GNT Mat 10:32 word 7

OET-LV: 32 Therefore everyone who will _be _confessing in me before the people, also _I will _be _confessing in him before the father of _me who is in the_heavens. (MAT_10:32)

OET-RV: 32 “Everyone who acknowledges in front of others that they’re my followers, then I will also acknowledge them in front of my father who is in the heavens, (MAT 10:32)

Mat 10:32 ‘also_I in him before the father of me’ SR GNT Mat 10:32 word 15

OET-LV: 32 Therefore everyone who will _be _confessing in me before the people, also _I will _be _confessing in him before the father of _me who is in the_heavens. (MAT_10:32)

OET-RV: 32 “Everyone who acknowledges in front of others that they’re my followers, then I will also acknowledge them in front of my father who is in the heavens, (MAT 10:32)

Mat 10:33 ‘but may disown me before people will_be disowning also_I’ SR GNT Mat 10:33 word 7

OET-LV: 33 But whoever may _disown me before the people, also _I will _be _disowning him before the father of _me who is in the_heavens. (MAT_10:33)

OET-RV: 33 but anyone who disowns me in front of others, then I will also disown them in front of my father who is in the heavens. (MAT 10:33)

Mat 10:33 ‘will_be disowning also_I him before the father of me’ SR GNT Mat 10:33 word 14

OET-LV: 33 But whoever may _disown me before the people, also _I will _be _disowning him before the father of _me who is in the_heavens. (MAT_10:33)

OET-RV: 33 but anyone who disowns me in front of others, then I will also disown them in front of my father who is in the heavens. (MAT 10:33)

Mat 11:10 ‘the way of you before you’ SR GNT Mat 11:10 word 21

OET-LV: 10 This one is concerning whom it _has _been _written: Behold, I am _sending _out the messenger of _me before the_face of _you, who will _be _preparing the way of _you before you. (MAT_11:10)

OET-RV: 10 He is the one that was written about: ‘See, I’m sending out my messenger ahead of you and he’ll prepare your path before you.’ (MAT 11:10)

Mat 11:26 ‘thus good_pleasure it became before you’ SR GNT Mat 11:26 word 9

OET-LV: 26 Yes, the father, because thus it _became good _pleasure before you. (MAT_11:26)

OET-RV: 26 Yes father, because that was your desire. (MAT 11:26)

Mat 17:2 ‘and he was transformed before them and shined’ SR GNT Mat 17:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 And he _was _transformed before them, and the face of _him shined as the sun, and the clothes of _him became white as the light. (MAT_17:2)

OET-RV: 2 and Yeshua was changed in front of them so that his face shone like the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. (MAT 17:2)

Mat 18:14 ‘not is the will before the father of you_all’ SR GNT Mat 18:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 Thus is not the_will before the father of _you _all, who is in the_heavens, that may _perish one of_ the these _little ones. (MAT_18:14)

OET-RV: 14 In the same way, your father in the heavens doesn’t want even one of these small ones to perish. (MAT 18:14)

Mat 23:13 ‘kingdom of the heavens before the people you_all’ SR GNT Mat 23:13 word 14

OET-LV: 13 But woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites. Because you _all _are _shutting the kingdom of _the heavens before the people, because/for you _all are_ neither _coming _in, nor are _you _all _allowing the ones coming _in to _come _in. (MAT_23:13)

OET-RV: 13 “You religious teachers and Pharisees are hypocrites and will have a bad end because you’re actually keeping people away from the heavenly kingdom—you don’t enter yourselves and nor do you allow others to enter. (MAT 23:13)

Mat 25:32 ‘and will_be_being gathered_together before him all the’ SR GNT Mat 25:32 word 4

OET-LV: 32 And all the nations will _be _being _gathered _together before him, and will _be _setting _apart them from one _another, as the shepherd is _setting _apart the sheep from the goats. (MAT_25:32)

OET-RV: 32 and all the nations will be gathered together in front of him. He’ll separate them all from each other, just like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. (MAT 25:32)

Mat 26:70 ‘he but disowned him before all saying not’ SR GNT Mat 26:70 word 4

OET-LV: 70 But he disowned him before all saying: I _have_ not _known what you _are _saying. (MAT_26:70)

OET-RV: 70 But Peter disowned Yeshua in front of them all saying, “I’ve got no idea what you’re talking about.” (MAT 26:70)

Mat 27:11 ‘and Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) was stood before the governor and’ SR GNT Mat 27:11 word 6

OET-LV: 11 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) was _stood before the governor, and the governor asked him saying: Are you the king of _the Youdaiōns? And the Yaʸsous was _saying to _him: You are _saying it. (MAT_27:11)

OET-RV: 11 Meanwhile Yeshua was stood in front of the governor and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
¶ “You said it,”, responded Yeshua, (MAT 27:11)

Mat 27:29 ‘of him and having kneeled before him they mocked at him’ SR GNT Mat 27:29 word 26

OET-LV: 29 and having _twisted _together a_crown of thorns, they _put _on it on the head of _him, and a_staff in the right hand of _him, and having _kneeled before him, they _mocked at _him saying: Greetings, the king of _the Youdaiōns. (MAT_27:29)

OET-RV: 29 They twisted together a crown made of strips of thorns and plonked it on his head and made him hold a reed as a staff. Then they knelt down in front of him and mocked him, saying, “Greetings, your majesty, King of the Jews.” (MAT 27:29)

Luke 5:19 ‘into the midst before Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)’ SR GNT Luke 5:19 word 36

OET-LV: 19 And not having _found by _what way they _may _carry_ him _in because _of the crowd, having _gone _up on the housetop, they _let_ him _down through the tiles with the stretcher into the midst before the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa). (LUK_5:19)

OET-RV: 19 but because of the crowd they couldn’t find a way in. So instead, they went up the stairs to the flat roof and removed some tiles in order to let the stretcher down right in front of Yeshua. (LUK 5:19)

Luke 7:27 ‘the way of you before you’ SR GNT Luke 7:27 word 20

OET-LV: 27 This is he concerning whom it _has _been _written: Behold, I _am _sending _out the messenger of _me before the_face of _you, who will _be _preparing the way of _you before you. (LUK_7:27)

OET-RV: 27 He is the one that was written about: ‘See, I’m sending my messenger ahead of you and he will prepare your path before you get there.’ (LUK 7:27)

Luke 10:21 ‘thus good_pleasure it became before you’ SR GNT Luke 10:21 word 48

OET-LV: 21 In the_same the hour, he _exulted in _the the holy spirit and said: I _am _confessing to _you, father, master of_ the _heaven and the earth, that you _hidden _away these things from the_wise and intelligent, and you _revealed them to _infants. Yes. the father, because thus it _became good _pleasure before you. (LUK_10:21)

OET-RV: 21 At the same time, the holy spirit got Yeshua excited and he said, “I’m aware father, master of heaven and earth, that you’ve hidden these things away from those who are intelligent and well-educated, and instead revealed them to infants. Yes, father, that was what you decided. (LUK 10:21)

Luke 12:8 ‘may confess in me before people also the’ SR GNT Luke 12:8 word 12

OET-LV: 8 And I _am _saying to _you _all, everyone who wishfully may _confess in me before the people, also the son of_ the _man will _be _confessing, in him before the messengers of_ the _god, (LUK_12:8)

OET-RV: 8 “I’m telling you that everyone who admits in public to following me, so too humanity’s child will tell their names to God’s messengers, (LUK 12:8)

Luke 12:8 ‘will_be confessing in him before the messengers of god’ SR GNT Luke 12:8 word 24

OET-RV: 8 “I’m telling you that everyone who admits in public to following me, so too humanity’s child will tell their names to God’s messengers, (LUK 12:8)

Luke 14:2 ‘certain was dropsical before him’ SR GNT Luke 14:2 word 7

OET-LV: 2 And see, a_ certain _man was dropsical before him. (LUK_14:2)

OET-RV: 2 Then, look, there was a man there with badly swollen limbs. (LUK 14:2)

Luke 19:27 ‘and strike_down them before me’ SR GNT Luke 19:27 word 22

OET-LV: 27 However these the enemies of _me, the ones not having _wanted me to _reign over them, bring here and strike_ them _down before me. (LUK_19:27)

OET-RV: 27 However, about those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them: bring them here and strike them down in front of me.’ ” (LUK 19:27)

Luke 21:36 ‘to_be becoming and to_be stood before the son of Man’ SR GNT Luke 21:36 word 22

OET-LV: 36 Be _watching and at every season, beseeching that you _all _may _prevail to _escape all these things which going to _be _becoming, and to _be _stood before the son of_ the _Man. (LUK_21:36)

OET-RV: 36 No matter what the season, stay alert, asking God that you’ll all have the strength to escape all those things going to happen, and at the end to be able to stand in front of humanity’s child.” (LUK 21:36)

Acts 10:4 ‘went_up for a memorial before god’ SR GNT Acts 10:4 word 26

OET-LV: 4 And he, having _looked _intently at _him and having _become frightened, said: What is _it, master? And he _said to _him: The prayers of _you, and the alms of _you, went _up for a_memorial before the god. (ACT_10:4)

OET-RV: 4 Cornelius was scared and looked intently and asked, “What is it, master?”
¶ “Your prayers and your helping the poor rose up to God’s notice and attention,” he said. (ACT 10:4)

Acts 18:17 ‘the synagogue_leader they were striking him before the tribunal but’ SR GNT Acts 18:17 word 12

OET-LV: 17 And all having _taken _hold _of Sōsthenaʸs the synagogue _leader, they _were _striking him before the tribunal. But nothing of _these things was _caring to_ the _Galliōn. (ACT_18:17)

OET-RV: 17 but they grabbed Sosthenes, the leader from the meeting hall, and beat him up right there in front of the tribunal. But Gallio took action to stop them. (ACT 18:17)

2 Cor 5:10 ‘us to_be revealed it is fitting before the tribunal of the’ SR GNT 2 Cor 5:10 word 7

OET-LV: 10 For/Because which all us to _be _revealed it _is _fitting, before the tribunal of _the chosen _one /messiah, in _order _that may _receive _back each the things through the body, with what he _did, whether good or evil. (CO2_5:10)

OET-RV: 10 Yes, we must all stand at our court hearing in front of the messiah, so that each of us may receive justice for what we did while in these bodies, whether it was good or evil. (CO2 5:10)

Gal 2:14 ‘good_message I said to Kaʸfas before all if you’ SR GNT Gal 2:14 word 16

OET-LV: 14 But when I _saw that they _are_ not _walking _straight with the truth of _the good _message, I _said to_ the _Kaʸfas before all: If you a_Youdaios, being paganly and not Youdaiōns are _living, how are _you _compelling the pagans to _be _Judaizing? (GAL_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 but when I saw that they weren’t being honest with the truth of the good message, I had to say to Peter in front of everybody, “If you Jews are living more like non-Jews, and not like strict Jews, how can you force non-Jews to obey all the Jewish traditions?” (GAL 2:14)

1 Th 1:3 ‘of us Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah before the god and’ SR GNT 1 Th 1:3 word 22

OET-LV: 3 remembering of _you _all about _the work of_ the _faith, and the labour of_ the _love, and the endurance of_ the _hope of _the master of _us, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah, before the god and father of _us, (TH1_1:3)

OET-RV: 3 remembering before our God and father about your striving for the faith and the labour of love and the endurance of the hope in our master Yeshua Messiah. (TH1 1:3)

1 Th 3:9 ‘we are rejoicing because_of you_all before the god of us’ SR GNT 1 Th 3:9 word 20

OET-LV: 9 For/Because what thanksgiving we _are _being _able to _the to_god to _repay concerning you _all, because/for all the joy that we _are _rejoicing because _of you _all, before the god of _us. (TH1_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 We’re not able to repay God for the thankfulness that we have about you, because we are certainly thrilled in God’s presence because of you all. (TH1 3:9)

1 Th 3:13 ‘blameless in holiness before the god and’ SR GNT 1 Th 3:13 word 12

OET-LV: 13 in _order that to _strengthen of _you _all the hearts, blameless in holiness before the god and father of _us, at the coming of _the master of _us, Yaʸsous, with all the holy ones of _him. Truly. (TH1_3:13)

OET-RV: 13 in order to strengthen your faith and make you blameless and spotless before our father God, when our master Yeshua comes with all his holy people. May it be so. (TH1 3:13)

1 Yhn (1 Yohan or 1 Jhn) 3:19 ‘truth we are and before him we will_be persuading the’ SR GNT 1 Yhn (1 Yohan or 1 Jhn) 3:19 word 13

OET-LV: 19 By this we _will _be _knowing that we _are of the truth, and we _will _be _persuading the hearts of _us before him, (JN1_3:19)

OET-RV: 19 That’s how we’ll know that the truth really is in us.
¶ At the same time, we need to tell ourselves (JN1 3:19)

Rev 19:10 ‘and I fell before the feet of him’ SR GNT Rev 19:10 word 3

OET-LV: 10 And I _fell before the feet of _him to _prostrate before _him. And he _is _saying to _me: Be _seeing to _it not, a_fellow-slave of _you I _am, and the brothers of _you which holding the testimony of_Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), the before_god prostrate. For/Because the testimony of_Yaʸsous is the spirit of_ the _prophecy. (REV_19:10)

OET-RV: 10 I knelt in front of him about to worship him, but he told me, “Hey, I’m a fellow slave of you and your fellow believers who believe Yeshua’s testimony. Only worship God, because Yeshua’s testimony came from the same spirit as prophecy.” (REV 19:10)

Rev 22:8 ‘I saw I fell to prostrate before the feet of the’ SR GNT Rev 22:8 word 22

OET-LV: 8 And _I Yōannaʸs am the one seeing. and hearing These things. And when I _heard and I _saw, I _fell to _prostrate before the feet of _the messenger which showing to _me these things. (REV_22:8)

OET-RV: 8 I, Yohan, am the one who saw and heard all those things, and when I heard and saw them, I knelt down to worship at the feet of the messenger who showed them to me. (REV 22:8)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘emprosthen’ have 2 different glosses: ‘ahead’, ‘before’.

Key: P=preposition