verb
antitassemō
Greekἀντιτάσσομαι (antitassomai)
Strong’sG498
I set myself against, resist
stem antitass-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀντι-τάσσω (Att., -ττω),
[in LXX for לוּץ hi., נשׂא, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G498 — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| antitassetōἀντιτάσσεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | opposes | 3× |
| antitasserōtosἀντιτασσόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine | resists | 1× |
| antitasserōtoiuἀντιτασσομένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine | opposed | 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, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antitassemō | antitasseme | antitassemi | antitassema | antitassemē | antitassemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antitassesō | antitassese | antitassesi | antitassesa | antitassesē | antitasseselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antitassetō3×ἀντιτάσσεται | antitassete | antitasseti | antitasseta | antitassetē | antitassetelē |
| we 1st person plural | antitassenō | antitassene | antitasseni | antitassena | antitassenē | antitassenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antitassevō | antitasseve | antitassevi | antitasseva | antitassevē | antitassevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antitasselō | antitassele | antitasseli | antitassela | antitasselē | antitasselelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antitassemeiō | antitassemeia | antitassemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antitasseseiō | antitasseseia | antitasseseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antitasseteiō | antitasseteia | antitasseteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antitasseneiō | antitasseneia | antitasseneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antitasseveiō | antitasseveia | antitasseveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antitasseleiō | antitasseleia | antitasseleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antitassesōr | antitassesar | antitassesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antitassetōr | antitassetar | antitassetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antitassevōr | antitassevar | antitassevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antitasselōr | antitasselar | antitasselēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antitassemoiō | antitassemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | antitassesoiō | antitassesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antitassetoiō | antitassetoia |
| we 1st person plural | antitassenoiō | antitassenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | antitassevoiō | antitassevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | antitasseloiō | antitasseloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antitasserō | antitasseri | antitassera | antitasserē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | antitasserōtos2×ἀντιτασσόμενος | antitasseritos | antitasseratos | antitasserētos |
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
antitass 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
antitassetō“opposes”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular3×
James 4:6“opposes”megoteran de dōatō charian; dio legatō; Tos theos huperēfanoi antitassetō tapeinoi de dōatō charian.But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
James 5:6“resist”katadikazava, foneuava ton dikaion. ouk antitassetō vi?You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
1 Peter 5:5“opposes”homoiōs, neoteroir, hupotassivar presbuteroi. pantoir de allēloi tan tapeinofrosunan enkombevar, hoti Tos theos huperēfanoi antitassetō tapeinoi de dōatō charian.Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
antitasserōtos“resists”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 13:2“resists”hōste tos antitasserōtos ta exousia ta tou theou diataga anthistanatē, tois de anthistanarētois heautoi krimem lambeli.Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
antitasserōtoiu“opposed”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 18:6“opposed”antitasserōtoiu de autoiu kai blasfēmarōtoiu ektinasseratos teim himatieim legata pros autoin; Tem haimem vu epi tan kefalan vu; katharos mis; apo tou nun eis teim ethneim poreuemi.But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”