verb
antapokrinomō
Strong’sG470
I contradict
stem antapokrin-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
† 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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
middle, answer again, LXX+NT; argue against, τινίNT
II correspond to, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| antapokriniraἀνταποκριθῆναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive | reply | 1× |
| antapokrinorōntosἀνταποκρινόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinomō | antapokrinome | antapokrinomē | antapokrinomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinosō | antapokrinose | antapokrinosē | antapokrinoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinotō | antapokrinote | antapokrinotē | antapokrinotelē |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrinonō | antapokrinone | antapokrinonē | antapokrinonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinovō | antapokrinove | antapokrinovē | antapokrinovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinolō | antapokrinole | antapokrinolē | antapokrinolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinimi | antapokrinima |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinisi | antapokrinisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokriniti | antapokrinita |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrinini | antapokrinina |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinivi | antapokriniva |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinili | antapokrinila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinomeiō | antapokrinomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinoseiō | antapokrinoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinoteiō | antapokrinoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrinoneiō | antapokrinoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinoveiō | antapokrinoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinoleiō | antapokrinoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokriniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokriniteia |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrinineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokriniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinosōr | antapokrinosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinotōr | antapokrinotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinovōr | antapokrinovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinolōr | antapokrinolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinivar |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrinonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokrinoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antapokrinimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antapokrinisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antapokrinitoia |
| we 1st person plural | antapokrininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antapokrinivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antapokriniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | antapokrinorō | antapokrinorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | antapokriniri | antapokrinira1×ἀνταποκριθῆναι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | antapokrinorōntos1×ἀνταποκρινόμενος | antapokrinorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | antapokrinirintos | antapokrinirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
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.
antapokrinorōntos“talk back”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 9:20… anthrōpor, menounge sis tinos asō tos antapokrinorōntos to theo? mē legati tem plasmem …… who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed …