in the face of

(Theocr.; , ): neut., , in vernacular, with force of prep. c. gen. [in LXX for , , etc., cf. Dalman, , 31 f., 209 f., and Deiss., ., 213], in NT, most freq. in Lk, Ac, Re, never in Mt, Mk, : , , , al.; esp. (), in the sight of God, or with God as witness or as judge, , , , , , al. face to face, in sight before, in the presence of ἄρτοι ἐ. ἐνώπιον לְעֵינֵי לִפְנֵי ἐ. Κυρίου θεοῦ Ex 25:29 Lk 1:19 4:7 Ac 4:10 6:5 Re 1:4 2:14 Ro 14:22 I Co 1:29 I Ti 2:3 Ja 4:10 I Pe 3:4 Words BS

in the face of (literally or figuratively)

before, in the presence (sight) of, to