Greek - English Dictionary
G473 - Because
| Strong's No.: | G473 |
| Greek: | ἀντί |
| Transliteration: | anti |
| Phonetic: | an-tee' |
| Word Origin: | A primary particle |
| Bible Usage: | substitution correspondence etc. |
| Part of Speech: | Preposition |
| Strongs Definition: | opposite that is instead or because of (rarely in addition to): for in the room of. Often used in composition to denote contrast requital |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. over against, opposite to, before 2. for, instead of, in place of (something) a. instead of b. for c. for that, because d. wherefore, for this cause |
| Bible References:
Because |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
because ( 4 )
cause ( 1 )
for ( 15 )
room ( 1 )
Therefore ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.