verb
antitassomō
Strong’sG498
I set myself against, resist
stem antitass-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 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.
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
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect ἀντιτάττω, set opposite to, range in battle against, τὸ ἄριστον ἀ. ΠέρσῃσιRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. τὸν νόμον πρὸς τὴν ἀναίδειαν set the law in opposition to their impudence, Refs 5th c.BC+:—so in middle, πρὸς τὸ ἐμπειρότερον αὐτῶν τὸ τολμηρότερον ἀντιτάξασθεRefs 5th c.BC+
II middle, set oneself against, meet face to face, ἀντιτάξομαι κτενῶν σεRefs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be drawn out in array against, τινίRefs 5th c.BC+
II.2 generally, oppose, resist, NT+2nd c.BC+
II.3 set against, compare, LXX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| antitassotōἀντιτάσσεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | opposes | 3× |
| antitassorōntosἀντιτασσόμενος | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine | resists | 1× |
| antitassorōntoiuἀντιτασσομένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive 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 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antitassomō | antitassome | antitassomē | antitassomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | antitassosō | antitassose | antitassosē | antitassoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antitassotō3×ἀντιτάσσεται | antitassote | antitassotē | antitassotelē |
| we 1st person plural | antitassonō | antitassone | antitassonē | antitassonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antitassovō | antitassove | antitassovē | antitassovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | antitassolō | antitassole | antitassolē | antitassolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antitassomeiō | antitassomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | antitassoseiō | antitassoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antitassoteiō | antitassoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | antitassoneiō | antitassoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | antitassoveiō | antitassoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | antitassoleiō | antitassoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | antitassosōr | antitassosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antitassotōr | antitassotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | antitassovōr | antitassovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | antitassolōr | antitassolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | antitassomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | antitassosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | antitassotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | antitassonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | antitassovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | antitassoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| 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 | antitassorō | antitassorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| 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 | antitassorōntos2×ἀντιτασσόμενος | antitassorēntos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
antitassotō“opposes”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular3×
James 4:6… charitan; dio legatō; Tos theos huperēfanoi antitassotō tapeinoi de dōatō charitan.… This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to …
James 5:6katadikazava, foneuava ton dikaion. ouk antitassotō vi?… murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
1 Peter 5:5… tapeinofrosunan enkombevar, hoti Tos theos huperēfanoi antitassotō tapeinoi de dōatō charitan.… humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to …
antitassorōntos“resists”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Romans 13:2hōste tos antitassorōntos ta exousia ta tou theou diataga …Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has …
antitassorōntoiu“opposed”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive plural masculine1×
Acts 18:6antitassorōntoiu de autoiu kai blasfēmarōntoiu ektinasserantos teim …But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out …