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Strong's #4383 - πρόσωπον
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πρόσωπον, τό: pl. πρόσωπα, Ep. ( Aeol. acc. to Sch. Il. 7.212 ) προσώπατα Od. 18.192, AP 5.230 ( Maced. ), Opp. C. 1.419, etc.; dat. προσώπασι Il. 7.212: a masc. nom. πρόσωπος is cited from Pl.Com. 250: — face, countenance (cf. μέτωπον ), Hom., always in pl., even of a single person, Il. 7.212, 18.414, Od. 19.361, al. (exc. Il. 18.24 ), and so in Hes. Op. 594 (v.l. -πον ), S. Fr. 871.6 (v.infr.), El. 1277 (lyr.), OC 314, X. An. 2.6.11 (dub.), AP 9.322( Leon. ): sg. in h.Hom. 10.2, 31.12, and usu. in later writers; π. κλιθὲν προσώπῳ Simon. 37.12; εἰς π. βλέπειν E. Hipp. 280; ἐς π. τινὸς ἀφικέσθαι come before him, ib. 720; π. πρός τινα στρέφειν Id. Ph. 457; οὐκ ὄψεσθε τὸ π. μου LXX Genesis 43:3, cf. UPZ 70.5 (ii B.C.); κατὰ πρόσωπον in front, facing, Th. 1.106, X. Cyr. 1.6.43, etc.; τὴν κατὰ π. τῆς ἀντίας φάλαγγος τάξιν ib. 6.3.35; κατὰ π. Αἰγύπτου facing, fronting Egypt, LXX Genesis 25:18; opp. κατὰ νώτου, Plb. 1.28.9; κατὰ π. ἄγειν, opp. κατὰ κέρας ὑπεραίρειν, Id. 11.14.6, etc.; κατὰ π . in person, ἡ κατὰ π. ἔντευξις Plu. Caes. 17; κατὰ π. παραμυθήσασθαι, opp. διὰ τοῦ ψαφίσματος, IG 42(1).86.22 (Epid.); so κατὰ πρόσωπα Eudox. Ars 11.21; also πρὸς τὸ π . X. Cyn. 10.9; ἐπὶ προσώπου Ἰεριχώ in front of Jericho, LXX De. 34.1; ἔρρ' ἐκ προσώπου Herod. 8.59; ἀπὸ π. τῆς γῆς LXX Amos 9:8; βλέπειν εἰς π. τινός regard his countenance, Ev.Matthew 22:16 : usu. of the face of man or God, as λειτουργῶν τῷ π. Κυρίου LXX 1 Kings 2:11; οἱ ἄρτοι τοῦ π ., of shewbread, ib. 21.6: of the ibis, Hdt. 2.76; of dogs, ἀπὸ τῶν π. φαιδραί X. Cyn. 4.2; of horses, Arist. HA 631a5; of deer, ib. 579a2; of fish, Anaxandr. 30, 33.16; face of the moon, S. Fr. 871.6 (pl.), Plu. 2.920b: metaph., ἀργυρωθεῖσαι πρόσωπα . . ἀοιδαί Pi. I. 2.8 .
2. front, façade, Id. P. 6.14, cf. E. Ion 189 (lyr., pl.); κατὰ π. τοῦ ἱεροῦ, τῆς νεώς, PPetr. 3p.2 (iii B.C.), Ach.Tat. 3.1, 2; τιθέναι τὰς φιάλας ἐπὶ πρόσωπον Asclep.Myrl. ap. Ath. 11.501d .
II one's look, countenance, A. Ag. 639, 794 (anap., pl.), Eu. 990 (anap., pl.), etc.; οὐ τὸ σὸν δείσας π . S. OT 448: metaph., φαίνοισα π. Ἀλάθεια Pi. N. 5.17 .
2. Astrol., decan considered as the domain of a planet, ἐν ἰδίοις π . Vett.Val. 62.21, Paul. Al. C. 2.
III = προσωπεῖον, mask, D. 19.287 ( -εῖον is v.l.), Arist. Po. 1449a36, b4, Pr. 958a17, Dsc. 3.144 (v.l.), Poll. 2.47; π. ὑπάργυρον κατάχρυσον IG 12.276.6, cf. 42(1).102.58,68 (Epid., iv B.C. ), Clara Rhodos 6/7.428; ὀθόνινον π . prob. in Pl.Com. 142; π. περίθετον Aristomen. 5; of the Roman imagines, Plb. 6.53.5; bust or portrait, Sammelb. 5221, OGI 432.1 (Naksh-i-Rustam, iii A.D. ).
2. dramatic part, character, Phld. Rh. 1.199S., Arr. Epict. 1.29.45 and 57; κωφὸν π . Cic. Att. 13.19.3; character in a book, τὸ τῆς Ἑλλάδος ὄνομα καὶ π . Plb. 8.11.5; τὸ τοῦ Ὀδυσσέως π . Id. 12.27.10, cf. Phld. Po. 5.32; also ἀστοχεῖν τοῦ π ., of an author, Callisth. 44J.; ἐπὶ προσχήματι καὶ π. δικαστῶν Ael. Fr. 168 .
person, Phld. Rh. 1.52S. (pl.); ἀδίκως μὴ κρῖνε πρόσωπον Ps.-Phoc. 10; προσώπῳ, οὐ καρδίᾳ in person, in bodily presence, 1 Thessalonians 2:17, cf. 2 Corinthians 5:12; ποιεῖν or πληροῦν τὸ π. τινός to represent a person, PRein. 56.30 (iv A.D.), Sammelb. 6000ii 12 (vi A.D.); λαμβάνειν π. τινός admit a person to one's presence, εἰ προσδέξεταί σε, εἰ λήψεται πρόσωπόν σου LXX Ma. 1.8; hence, = προσωποληπτεῖν, Ev.Luke 20:21, Ep.Galatians 2:6; μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ π. μου, i.e. do not reject my prayer, LXX 1 Kings 2:20; θαυμάσαι π. ἀσεβοῦς ib. Proverbs 18:5; ὁ θεὸς ὁ μέγας . ., ὅστις οὐ θαυμάζει π. οὐδὲ οὐ μὴ λάβῃ δῶρον ib. De. 10.17 .
2. legal personality, Bion Borysth. ap. D.L. 4.46 .
3. Gramm., person, D.T. 638.4, A.D. Pron. 3.12, etc.; γυναικεῖα π . Alex.Trall. 2 .
4. π. πόλεως a feature of the city, of a person, Cic. Fam. 15.17.2 .
5. f.l.in Zeno Stoic. 1.23 (cf. Nicol. Prog. p.4 F.).
πρόσωπον , -ου , τό
(< πρός , ὤψ ),
[in LXX chiefly and very freq. for H6440;]
1. prop., of persons (so always in cl.);
(a) the face, countenance: Matthew 6:16-17, Mark 14:65, Luke 9:29, 2 Corinthians 3:7, Revelation 4:7, al.; τὸ Papyri τῆς γενέτεως (EV, natural face), James 1:23; πίπτειν ἐπὶ (τὰ ) Papyri, Matthew 17:6, Luke 5:12, Revelation 7:11, al.; ἀγνοούμενος τῷ Papyri, Galatians 1:22; Papyri, οὐ καρδίᾳ , 1 Thessalonians 2:17; κατὰ πρόσωπον (in front, facing: Thuc., Xen., al.), when present, face to face, Acts 25:16, 2 Corinthians 10:1; 2 Corinthians 10:7, Galatians 2:11; id. c. gen., as compound prep., in the presence of (not cl.; v. Bl., § 40, 9; M, Pr., 99 f.; Thackeray, Gr., 43 f.), Luke 2:31, Acts 3:13; similarly ἀπὸ Papyri (Heb. (H6440 מִלִּפְּנֵי ); v. Dalman, Words, 29), from the presence of, Acts 3:19; Acts 5:41; Acts 7:45, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Revelation 12:14; Revelation 20:11; πρὸ Papyri (Heb. (H6440 לִפְנֵי ), before, Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 7:27 (LXX), al.; in other phrases resembling Heb. idiom (Thackeray, Gr., 42), βλέπειν (ὁρᾶν , θεωρεῖν , ἰδεῖν ) τὸ Papyri, to see one's face, i.e. see him in person, Matthew 18:10, Acts 20:25; Acts 20:38, 1 Thessalonians 3:10, Revelation 22:4; ἐμφανισθῆναι τῷ Papyri τοῦ θεοῦ , Hebrews 9:24; ἐν Papyri Χριστοῦ , 2 Corinthians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 4:6; μετὰ τοῦ Papyri σου with thy presence, Acts 2:28 (LXX); εἰς Papyri τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν , 2 Corinthians 8:24; στηρίζειν τὸ Papyri (Heb. H6440 H7760: Jeremiah 21:10, al.; v. Dalman, Words, 30), c. inf., to set one's face towards, Luke 9:51; similarly, τὸ Papyri αὐτοῦ ἦν πορευόμενον (op. cit., 31), Luke 9:53; τὸ Papyri τοῦ κυρίου ἐπί , 1 Peter 3:12 (LXX);
(b) form, person: καυχᾶσθαι . ἐν Papyri καὶ μὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ , 2 Corinthians 5:12 (cf. 1 Samuel 16:7); metaph., as in Heb. idiom, of judgment according to appearance, external condition or circumstances (H6440 H5387; v. Dalman, Words, 30; Thackeray, Gr., 43 f.): λαμβάνειν Papyri, Luke 20:21, Galatians 2:6; βλέπειν εἰς Papyri, Matthew 22:16, Mark 12:14; θαυμάζειν πρόσωπα , Judges 1:16.
2. Of things (cf. Dalman, l.c.);
(a) face, appearance (Psalms 104:30): Matthew 16:3 (WH, R, mg., om.), Luke 12:56, James 1:11;
(b) surface (Genesis 2:6): Luke 21:35, Acts 17:26.
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