Lexical Definition
ἀντικρύ antikrý (an-tee-kroo') opposite G:ADV
prolonged from ἀντί
over against.
- opposite
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἄντικρυσ | opposite | Acts.20.15 |
Abbott-Smith
** ἄντικρυς (Tr. -ύς, Rec. ἀντικρύ), adv. (< ἀντί), [in LXX: Ne 12:8 (לְנֶגֶד), III Mac 5:16*;]
in cl., outright; in κοινή (= cl. καταντικρύ), over against: Ac 20:15 (v. Bl., § 5, 4; 40, 7; Rutherford, NPhr., 500 f.; MM, VGT, s.v.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Nehemiah | 12:8 |
| Acts | 20:15 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἀντικρύ,
adverb ={ἄντην}, over against, right opposite, θεοῖς ἀντικρὺ μάχεσθαι I 1.5.130: with genitive, Ἕκτορος ἀντικρύ [prev. work = 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica”] 8.301.
__II ={ἄντῐκρυς}, straight on, right on, ἀντικρὺ δόρυ χάλκεον ἐξεπέρησεν[Refs 8th c.BC+]: mostly followed by a preposition, ἀντικρὺ δ᾽ ἀν᾽ ὀδόντας[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀντικρὺ κατὰ μέσσον right in the middle, [Refs]; once in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare καταντῑκρύ.
__II.2 outright, utterly, quite, ἀντικρὺ δ᾽ ἀπόφημι[Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ῐ by nature [Refs 5th c.BC+]