Meeting
ἀπάντησιςStrong’s G0529apantēsis
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Apantēsis is the Greek word usually translated “meet” and “meeting”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “meet” and “meeting”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- meet 2
- meeting 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Acts 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 28:15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Greek dictionary
ἀπάντησις apantēsis · meeting
ἀπάντησις, -εως, ἡ (ἀπαντάω), [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ;] usually with seel., ὑπ-; a meeting; εἰς ἀ., with genitive or dative, to meet: Mat.25:6 27:32 (WH, txt., omits), Act.28:15, 1Th.4:17 (see M, Th., in l; M, Pr., 14, 242; MM, VGT, see word; Lft., Notes, 69).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.