πρόσωπον

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face

πρόσωπον , -ου, τό (πρός, ὤψ), [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for פָּנִים ;] __1. prop., of persons (so always in cl.); __(a) the face, countenance : Mat.6:16-17 , Mrk.14:65 , Luk.9:29 , 2Co.3:7 , Rev.4:7 , al.; τὸ π. τῆς γενέτεως (EV, natural face), Jas.1:23; πίπτειν ἐπὶ (τὰ) π., Mat.17:6 , Luk.5:12 , Rev.7:11 , al.; ἀγνοούμενος τῷ π., Gal.1:22; π., οὐ καρδίᾳ, 1Th.2:17; κατὰ πρόσωπον (in front, facing : Thuc., Xen., al.), when present, face to face, Act.25:16 , 2Co.10:1 10:7 , Gal.2:11 ; id. with genitive, as compound prep., in the presence of (not cl.; see Bl., § 40, 9; M, Pr. , 99 f.; Thackeray, Gr. , 43 f.), Luk.2:31 , Act.3:13 ; similarly ἀπὸ π. (Heb. (פָּנִים מִלִּפְּנֵי); see Dalman, Words , 29), from the presence of, Act.3:19 5:41 7:45 , 2Th.1:9 , Rev.12:14 20:11 ; πρὸ π. (Heb. (פָּנִים לִפְנֵי), before, Mat.11:10 , Mrk.1:2 , Luk.7:27 " (LXX), al.; in other phrases resembling Heb. idiom (Thackeray, Gr. , 42), βλέπειν (ὁρᾶν, θεωρεῖν, ἰδεῖν) τὸ π., to see one's face, i.e. see him in person, Mat.18:10 , Act.20:25, 38 , 1Th.3:10 , Rev.22:4 ; ἐμφανισθῆναι τῷ π. τοῦ θεοῦ, Heb.9:24; ἐν π. Χριστοῦ, 2Co.2:10 4:6 ; μετὰ τοῦ π. σου with thy presence, Act.2:28 (LXX); εἰς π. τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν, 2Co.8:24; στηρίζειν τὸ π. (Heb. פָּנִים שׂוּם: Jer.21:10 , al.; see Dalman, Words , 30), with inf., to set one's face towards, Luk.9:51; similarly, τὸ π. αὐτοῦ ἦν πορευόμενον ( op. cit. , 31), Luk.9:53; τὸ π. τοῦ κυρίου ἐπί, 1Pe.3:12 (LXX) __(b) form, person : καυχᾶσθαι. ἐν π. καὶ μὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ, 2Co.5:12 (cf. 1Ki.16:7 ); metaphorically, as in Heb. idiom, of judgment according to appearance, external condition or circumstances (פָּנִים H5387; see Dalman, Words , 30; Thackeray, Gr. , 43 f.): λαμβάνειν π., Luk.20:21 , Gal.2:6 ; βλέπειν εἰς π., Mat.22:16 , Mrk.12:14 ; θαυμάζειν πρόσωπα, Ju 16 . __2. Of things (cf. Dalman, l.with) __(a) face, appearance ( Psa.104:30 ): Mat.16:3 (WH, R, mg., om.), Luk.12:56 , Jas.1:11 __(b) surface ( Gen.2:6 ): Luk.21:35 , Act.17:26 (AS)