Katenopion means “in the sight of” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2714 — cheqer (“examination”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2714 κατενώπιον (katenopion) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. katenopion (kat-en-o'-pee-on) prep. 1. directly in front of [from G2596 and G1799] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include before and sight. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
katenopion (kat-en-o'-pee-on) prep. 1. directly in front of [from G2596 and G1799] KJV: before (the presence of), in the sight of Root(s): G2596, G1799
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2714. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
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Usage: κατενώπιον adv. (= Hom., κατένωπα), [in LXX: Psa.44:15, al. ;] over against, before: with genitive, τ. δόξης, Ju 24; metaphorically (cf. κατέναντι, and see Lft., Col., l.with), τ. θεοῦ, Eph.1:4, Col.1:22.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render katenopion, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G2714 (κατενώπιον) appears 6 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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5 indexed usages in New Testament.
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
6 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And the priest shall dip his finger into some of the blood of the calf, and shall sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
Not a man shall stand against you all the days of thy life; and as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee, and I will not fail thee, or neglect thee.
And the Lord said to Joshua, This day do I begin to exalt thee before all the children of Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee.
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2714.
And the priest shall dip his finger into some of the blood of the calf, and shall sprinkle it seven times before the Lord, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.
Not a man shall stand against you all the days of thy life; and as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee, and I will not fail thee, or neglect thee.
And the Lord said to Joshua, This day do I begin to exalt thee before all the children of Israel, that they may know that as I was with Moses, so will I also be with thee.
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
And the Lord shall destroy them before you, even great and strong nations; and no one has stood before us until this day.
And thou accordingly, his son, O Belteshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart before God: knowest thou not all this?
For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2714, grouped by book.
Katenopion (Strong's G2714) is a Greek word most simply glossed "in the sight of". katenopion (kat-en-o'-pee-on) prep. 1. directly in front of [from G2596 and G1799]
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's G2714 across 7 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2714 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as before and sight. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 6 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G2714, with linked reader references where each row is available.