"can function as an improper prep., over against, opposite to, Mk. 11:2; 12:41; 13:3; ὁ, ἡ, τό, κατέναντι, opposite, Lk. 19:30; before, in the presence of, in the sight of, Rom. 4:17"
Definition and meaning
can function as an improper prep., over against, opposite to, Mk. 11:2; 12:41; 13:3; ὁ, ἡ, τό, κατέναντι, opposite, Lk. 19:30; before, in the presence of, in the sight of, Rom. 4:17
In the original Greek the word is written: κατέναντι
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of katenanti (G2713) across the King James Bible.
And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.
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Common questions
Strong's G2713 (katenanti) is a Greek word that means: can function as an improper prep., over against, opposite to, Mk. 11:2; 12:41; 13:3; ὁ, ἡ, τό, κατέναντι, opposite, Lk. 19:30; before, in the presence of, in the sight of, Rom. 4:17 It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word katenanti (G2713) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2713 is katenanti, a Greek word defined as: can function as an improper prep., over against, opposite to, Mk. 11:2; 12:41; 13:3; ὁ, ἡ, τό, κατέναντι, opposite, Lk. 19:30; before, in the presence. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
katenanti is a Greek word found in the New Testament.