Strong's #473: anti (pronounced an-tee')

a primary particle; opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to):--for, in the room of. Often used in composition to denote contrast, requital, substitution, correspondence, etc.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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anti

1) over against, opposite to, before

2) for, instead of, in place of (something)

2a) instead of

2b) for

2c) for that, because

2d) wherefore, for this cause

Part of Speech: preposition

Relation: a primary particle

Citing in TDNT: 1:372, 61

Usage:

This word is used 22 times:

 

Matthew 2:22: "did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid"
Matthew 5:38: "that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for"
Matthew 5:38: "an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:"
Matthew 17:27: "and give unto them for me and thee."
Matthew 20:28: "his life a ransom for many."
Mark 10:45: "his life a ransom for many."
Luke 1:20: "day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my"
Luke 11:11: "if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?"
Luke 12:3: " Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in"
Luke 19:44: "leave in thee one stone upon another; because"
John 1:16: "received, and grace for grace."
Acts 12:23: "of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God"
Romans 12:17: "Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight"
1 Corinthians 11:15: "her hair is given her for a covering."
Ephesians 5:31: " For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,"
1 Thessalonians 5:15: "that none render evil for evil unto any man; but"
2 Thessalonians 2:10: "of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the"
Hebrews 12:2: "finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him"
Hebrews 12:16: "as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his"
James 4:15: " For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall"
1 Peter 3:9: "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for"
1 Peter 3:9: "evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing;"