face

Greek Noun Neuter

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)

face

Greek Noun Neuter

πρόσωπον, τό: plural πρόσωπα, Epic dialect (Aeolic dialect accusative to [Refs 8th c.BC+] προσώπατα [Refs 8th c.BC+]:— face, countenance (compare μέτωπον), [Refs 8th c.BC+] always in plural, even of a single person, [Refs 8th c.BC+], and usually in later writers; π. κλιθὲν προσώπῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς π. τινὸς ἀφικέσθαι come before him,[LXX+2nd c.BC+]; κατὰ πρόσωπον in front, facing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ π. Αἰγύπτου facing, fronting Egypt, [LXX]; opposed to κατὰ νώτου, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; κατὰ π. ἄγειν, opposed to κατὰ κέρας ὑπεραίρειν, [Refs]; κατὰ π. in person, ἡ κατὰ π. ἔντευξις [Refs 1st c.AD+]; κατὰ π. παραμυθήσασθαι, opposed to διὰ τοῦ ψαφίσματος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; also πρὸς τὸ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ προσώπου Ἰεριχώ in front of Jericho, [LXX+3rd c.BC+]; βλέπειν εἰς π. τινός regard his countenance, [LXX+NT]: of the ibis, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of dogs, ἀπὸ τῶν π. φαιδραί [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of horses, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of deer,[Refs]; of fish, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; face of the moon, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) front, façade, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ π. τοῦ ἱεροῦ, τῆς νεώς, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) one's look, countenance, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐ τὸ σὸν δείσας π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) Astrology texts, decan considered as the domain of a planet, ἐν ἰδίοις π. [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) ={προσωπεῖον}, mask, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὀθόνινον π. probably in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the Roman imagines, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; bust or portrait, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] III.2) dramatic part, character, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; κωφὸν π. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; character in a book, τὸ τῆς Ἑλλάδος ὄνομα καὶ π. [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὸ τοῦ Ὀδυσσέως π. [Refs 1st c.BC+]; also ἀστοχεῖν τοῦ π, of an author,[Refs 2nd c.AD+] IV) person, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; προσώπῳ, οὐ καρδίᾳ in person, in bodily presence, [NT]; ποιεῖν or πληροῦν τὸ π. τινός to represent a person, [Refs 4th c.AD+]; λαμβάνειν π. τινός admit a person to one's presence, εἰ προσδέξεταί σε, εἰ λήψεται πρόσωπόν σου [LXX]; hence, ={προσωποληπτεῖν}, [NT]; μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ π. μου, i.e. do not reject my prayer, [LXX]; θαυμάσαι π. ἀσεβοῦς[LXX]; ὁ θεὸς ὁ μέγας, ὅστις οὐ θαυμάζει π. οὐδὲ οὐ μὴ λάβῃ δῶρον[LXX] IV.2) legal personality, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] IV.3) Grammars, person, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; γυναικεῖα π. [Refs 6th c.AD+] IV.4) π. πόλεως a feature of the city, of a person, [Refs 1st c.BC+] IV.5) falsa lectio in [Refs 4th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Neuter

the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person; (outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence; from g4314 (πρός) and (the visage, from g3700 (ὀπτάνομαι))