ἀντίκειμαι
antíkeimai · G480 · Greek · 8 occurrences
Meanings
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to oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility
To oppose someone, involving not only a psychological attitude but also a corresponding behavior
ExamplesLuke 13:17 And as He said this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.
Luke 21:15 for I will provide you eloquence and wisdom which none of your adversaries will be able to oppose or refute.
1 Corinthians 16:9 for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
How it’s used In 9 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
8 occurrences in 3 groups
- Not stated (participle) 6
- οὗτοςthis 1
- τὶςsomeone 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
4 occurrences in 4 groups
- ἀλλήλωνeach other, one another 1
- σύyou 1
- ὑγιαίνωto be well 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐπίon+ λέγωto say 1
With adverbsAdverbs
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- μήnot 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἅπαςall 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 1
What it doesIt is the subject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- δύναμαιcan 1
- καταισχύνωto humiliate 1
It is given or told toIndirect object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δίδωμιto give, to grant 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὑπόby, under 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἀντιδιατίθεμαι antidiatíthemai · G475 · to oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility
- ἀντίκειμαι and ἀντιδιατίθεμαι both denote opposition. ἀντίκειμαι denotes a general adversarial position or standing enmity, while ἀντιδιατίθεμαι specifically denotes disputatious, argumentative opposition; both share the core sense of an oppositional stance, differing in the specific manner of that opposition.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To oppose, to be hostile toward, to show hostility39.1
- In Galatians 5:17, Paul writes, “the desire of the flesh is against (antíkeitai) the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, in order to keep you from doing whatever you want,” describing two forces actively set against each other.
Word family 17 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon 1. to be set over against, lie opposite to, in a local sense ((Hippocrates de aëre, p.…
2. to oppose, be adverse to, withstand: τίνι, Lk 13:17; Lk 21:15; Gal 5:17; 1 Tim 1:10. simply (ὁ) ἀντικείμενος, an adversary, (Tit 2:9): 1 Cor 16:9; Phm 1:28; 2 Thess 2:4; 1 Tim 5:14. (Dio Cass. 39, 8. Ex 23:22; Ex 23:2 Macc. 10:26, etc.; (see Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word).)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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