verb
antapokrinimō
Greekἀνταποκρίνομαι (antapokrinomai)
Strong’sG470
I contradict
stem antapokrin-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἀντ-απο-κρίνομαι
(ἀντί, ἀποκρίνω), [in LXX: Jg 5:29, Jb 16:9 (8) 32:12 (ענה)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G470 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| antapokriniraἀνταποκριθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | reply | 1× |
| antapokrinerōtosἀνταποκρινόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | talk back | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinemō | antapokrineme | antapokrinemi | antapokrinema | antapokrinemē | antapokrinemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinesō | antapokrinese | antapokrinesi | antapokrinesa | antapokrinesē | antapokrineselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinetō | antapokrinete | antapokrineti | antapokrineta | antapokrinetē | antapokrinetelē |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrinenō | antapokrinene | antapokrineni | antapokrinena | antapokrinenē | antapokrinenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinevō | antapokrineve | antapokrinevi | antapokrineva | antapokrinevē | antapokrinevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinelō | antapokrinele | antapokrineli | antapokrinela | antapokrinelē | antapokrinelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinimō | antapokrinime | antapokrinimi | antapokrinima | antapokrinimē | antapokrinimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinisō | antapokrinise | antapokrinisi | antapokrinisa | antapokrinisē | antapokriniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinitō | antapokrinite | antapokriniti | antapokrinita | antapokrinitē | antapokrinitelē |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrininō | antapokrinine | antapokrinini | antapokrinina | antapokrininē | antapokrininelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinivō | antapokrinive | antapokrinivi | antapokriniva | antapokrinivē | antapokrinivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinilō | antapokrinile | antapokrinili | antapokrinila | antapokrinilē | antapokrinilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinemeiō | antapokrinemeia | antapokrinemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrineseiō | antapokrineseia | antapokrineseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrineteiō | antapokrineteia | antapokrineteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrineneiō | antapokrineneia | antapokrineneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrineveiō | antapokrineveia | antapokrineveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrineleiō | antapokrineleia | antapokrineleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinimeiō | antapokrinimeia | antapokrinimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokriniseiō | antapokriniseia | antapokriniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokriniteiō | antapokriniteia | antapokriniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrinineiō | antapokrinineia | antapokrinineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokriniveiō | antapokriniveia | antapokriniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinileiō | antapokrinileia | antapokrinileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinesōr | antapokrinesar | antapokrinesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinetōr | antapokrinetar | antapokrinetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinevōr | antapokrinevar | antapokrinevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinelōr | antapokrinelar | antapokrinelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinisōr | antapokrinisar | antapokrinisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinitōr | antapokrinitar | antapokrinitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinivōr | antapokrinivar | antapokrinivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinilōr | antapokrinilar | antapokrinilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinemoiō | antapokrinemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinesoiō | antapokrinesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinetoiō | antapokrinetoia |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrinenoiō | antapokrinenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinevoiō | antapokrinevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrineloiō | antapokrineloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinimoiō | antapokrinimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinisoiō | antapokrinisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinitoiō | antapokrinitoia |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrininoiō | antapokrininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinivoiō | antapokrinivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokriniloiō | antapokriniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antapokrinerō | antapokrineri | antapokrinera | antapokrinerē |
| acted on passive voice | antapokrinirō | antapokriniri | antapokrinira1×ἀνταποκριθῆναι | antapokrinirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antapokrinerōtos1×ἀνταποκρινόμενος | antapokrineritos | antapokrineratos | antapokrinerētos |
| acted on passive voice | antapokrinirōtos | antapokriniritos | antapokriniratos | antapokrinirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
antapokrin is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
antapokrinira“reply”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive1×
Luke 14:6“reply”kai ouk ischuala antapokrinira pros houteim.And they were unable to answer these questions.
antapokrinerōtos“talk back”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 9:20“talk back”ō anthrōpor, menounge sis tinos asō tos antapokrinerōtos to theo? mē legati tem plasmem to plassarato Tinem min poiasa houtōs?But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”