Strongs Number: G473
- Greek Word
- ἀντί
- Transliteration
- anti
- Phonetic
- an-tee'
- 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
- Origin
- A primary particle
- Bible Usage
- substitution correspondence etc.