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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 503. ἀντοφθαλμέω (antophthalmeó) -- To face, to confront, to oppose</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/503.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/romans/12-19.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/503.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 503</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/502.htm" title="502">◄</a> 503. antophthalmeó <a href="../greek/504.htm" title="504">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">antophthalmeó: To face, to confront, to oppose</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀντοφθαλμέω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>antophthalmeó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>an-tof-thal-MEH-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ant-of-thal-meh'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To face, to confront, to oppose<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I face (lit: I present my eye to), resist, withstand; as nautical term: I bear up against the wind.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from ἀντί (anti, "against") and ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos, "eye")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent conceptually might be found in words like עָמַד (amad, "to stand") or נָצַב (natsab, "to set, to stand firm"), which convey the idea of standing firm or confronting.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb ἀντοφθαλμέω is used to describe the act of facing or confronting someone or something directly. It implies a sense of standing against or opposing, often in a context of conflict or challenge. This term is not frequently used in the New Testament but carries a strong connotation of direct opposition or confrontation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, direct confrontation was often seen as a bold and courageous act. The concept of facing someone "eye to eye" was associated with honesty, bravery, and the willingness to stand one's ground. In a biblical context, this term would resonate with the idea of standing firm in one's faith and convictions, even in the face of opposition.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/473.htm">anti</a> and <a href="/greek/3788.htm">ophthalmos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to look in the face, look straight at<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>face (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 503: ἀντοφθαλμέω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀντοφθαλμέω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀντοφθάλμω</span>; (<span class="greek2">ἀντοφθαλμος</span> looking in the eye) <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> properly, <span class="accented">to look against or straight at</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> metaphorically, <span class="accented">to bear up against, withstand</span>: <span class="greek2">τῷ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀνέμῳ</span>, of a ship, (cf. our 'look the wind in the eye,' 'face' (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span>) the wind): <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-15.htm">Acts 27:15</a>. (Wis. 12:14; often in <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>; in ecclesiastical writings.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>to look directly at, to face<p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/473.htm">anti</a> and <a href="/greek/3788.htm">ophthalmos</a>; to face -- bear up into. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/473.htm">anti</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3788.htm">ophthalmos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αντοφθαλμειν αντοφθαλμείν ἀντοφθαλμεῖν άντρον antophthalmein antophthalmeîn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/27-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Infinitive Active">V-PNA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ δυναμένου <b>ἀντοφθαλμεῖν</b> τῷ ἀνέμῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [in it] and could <span class="itali">not face</span> the wind,<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">bear up into</span> the wind,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not able <span class="itali">to face</span> to the wind<p><b><a href="/greek/503.htm">Strong's Greek 503</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_503.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/antophthalmein_503.htm">ἀντοφθαλμεῖν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/502.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="502"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="502" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/504.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="504"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="504" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>