Lexical Definition

‎ἐνώπιον‎ enṓpion (en-o'-pee-on) before ^G:PREP
neuter of a compound of ‎ἐν‎ and a derivative of ‎ὀπτάνομαι‎

before, in the presence (sight) of, to.

• in the face of (literally or figuratively)

Abbott-Smith

† ἐνώπιος, -ον (< ὤψ), [in LXX for פָּנִים, etc. ;]
face to face, in sight (Theocr.; ἄρτοι ἐ., Ex 25:29*): neut., ἐνώπιον, in vernacular, with force of prep. c. gen. [in LXX for לְעֵינֵי, לִפְנֵי, etc., cf. Dalman, Words, 31 f., 209 f., and Deiss., BS., 213], in NT, most freq. in Lk, Ac, Re, never in Mt, Mk, before, in the presence of: Lk 1:19 4:7, Ac 4:10 6:5, Re 1:4 2:14, al.; esp. ἐ. Κυρίου (θεοῦ), in the sight of God, or with God as witness or as judge, Ro 14:22, I Co 1:29, I Ti 2:3, Ja 4:10, I Pe 3:4, al.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἐνώπιον-ιος, ον,

(ὤψ) facing, to the front, πρό τ᾽ ἐνώπιονια [ἐνώπιονιος ἐνωπίῳ λαλεῖν ">Refs 7th c.BC+]face to face, [LXX]; ἄρτοι ἐ. shewbread, [Refs]; διαστολῶν γεγονυιῶν ὑμῖν καὶ ἐνοπίοις (sic) καὶ διὰ γραμμάτων in person, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

__II neuter ἐνώπιονιον as adverb, face to face, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; in person, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: as preposition with genitive, [NT+4th c.BC+]. Regul. adverb -ίως[Refs]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.33.11 ☩ Rom.12.17 ☩ Gal.1.20}