Face
πρόσωπονStrong’s G4383prosōpon
Appears in 72 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prosōpon is the Greek word usually translated “face”, “appearance” and “faces”. It appears in 72 verses of the New Testament.
“Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;”
Meaning
Usually translated “face”, “appearance” and “faces”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- face 50
- appearance 9
- faces 6
- presence 6
- in face 2
- face of 1
- person 1
- persons 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 15
- 2 Corinthians 11
- Matthew 10
- Acts 10
- Revelation 9
- Mark 3
15 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Jude 1:16In contextThese are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
- Matthew 6:16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
- Matthew 6:17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
- Matthew 11:10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
- Matthew 16:3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
- Matthew 17:2And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
All 72 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
πρόσωπον prosōpon · 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., 4 …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “face” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FACE, noun
[Latin, to make.]
- In a general sense, the surface of a thing, or the side which presents itself to the view of a spectator; as the face of the earth; the face of the waters.
- A part of the surface of a thing; or the plane surface of a solid.
- The surface of the fore part of an animals head, particularly of the human head; the visage.“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread” Genesis 3:19“Joseph bowed himself with his face to the earth” Genesis 48:12
- Countenance; cast of features; look; air of the face
All definitions and other forms of “face”
- The front of a thing; the forepart; the flat surface that presents itself first to view; as the face of a house. Ezekiel 41:14
- Visible state; appearance.
- Appearance; look.
- State of confrontation.
- Confidence; boldness; impudence; a bold front.
- Presence; sight; as in the phrases, before the face in the face to the face from the face
- The person.“I had not thought to see thy face” Genesis 48:11
- In scripture, face is used for anger or favor.“Make thy face to shine on thy servant” Psalms 31:16“How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?” Psalms 13:1
- A distorted form of the face; as in the phrase, to make faces, or to make wry faces.
- When both parties are present; as, to have accusers face to face Acts 25:16
- Nakedly; without the interposition of any other body.“Now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face” 1 Corinthians 13:12
FACE, verb transitive
- To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle.
- To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front towards.
- To cover with additional superficies; to cover in front; as a fortification faced with marble; to face a garment with silk.
FACE, verb intransitive
- To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.
- To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.