adjective
enantios
Strong’sG1727
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
stem enanti-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books6 of 26 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.
ἐν-αντίος, -α, -ον
(< ἀντίος, set against), [in LXX: ἐξ ἐναντίας, for נֶגֶד, etc.; ἐναντίον, for לִפְנֵי etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1727 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiden-an-tee'-os
opposite; figuratively, antagonistic
Fromfrom G1725;
King James(over) against, contrary.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
opposite, ={ἀντίος} (which is rare in Prose):
1 of Place, on the opposite side, opposite, c.dative, ἀκταὶ ἐναντίαι ἀλλήλῃσιν Refs 8th c.BC+: hence, fronting, face to face, αὐτῳ οὔ πω φαίνετ᾽ ἐναντίη Refs 7th c.BC+; δεῖξον.. τὸ σὸν πρόσωπον δεῦρ᾽ ἐ. πατρί before him, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰναντία τινί things open to one's sight, Refs 5th c.BC+ look opposite ways, Refs 5th c.BC+
1.b with Verbs of motion, in the opposite direction, ἔνθα οἱ.. ἐναντίη ἤλυθε μήτηρ came to meet him, Refs 8th c.BC+
1.c Astrology texts, in diametrical aspect, Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 in hostile sense, opposing, facing in fight, with genitive, ἐναντίοι ἔσταν Ἀχαιῶν Refs 8th c.BC+; οἱ ἐ. one's adversaries, Refs 5th c.BC+; the enemy, Refs 5th c.BC+
2.b generally, opposed to, τινί Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ ἐ. the opposite party, Refs; presenting obstacles, hindering, τινί Refs 5th c.BC+
2.c ὁ δι ἐναντίας the opponent in a alawsuit, Refs 3rd c.AD+
3 of qualities, acts, etc., opposite, contrary, reverse, τἀναντί᾽ εἰπεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+ the very reverse of these things, Refs 5th c.BC+; δείξας.. ἄστρων τὴν ἐ. ὁδόν, i.e. τὴν τοῦ ἡλίου ὁδὸν ἐ. οὖσαν τοῖς ἄστροις Refs 5th c.BC+; τἀναντία πρήσσειν [τῇ ὑγιείῃ] Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐναντία γνῶναι ταῖς πλείσταις [πόλεσιν] Refs 5th c.BC+., quite the contrary, Lg.Refs 5th c.BC+; πολὺ τοὐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b τὰ ἐ. opposites in Philos., Refs 6th c.BC+
4 in the Philos. of Refs 4th c.BC+ are contraries, especially the two attributes within the same genus which differ most widely from each other (as hot and cold), Refs
4.b ἐ. ἀποφάνσεις, προτάσεις, contrary propositions (All Refs, opposed to contradictory (see. ἀντιφατικῶς), Refs
II frequently in adverb usages:
II.1 from Refs 8th c.BC+ as adverb, opposite, facing, ἐ. ὧδε κάλεσσον here to my face, Refs 8th c.BC+; εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι ἐ. to look one in the face,Refs 5th c.BC+: hence, like a preposition with genitive, in the presence of, τῆς βουλῆς Refs; τῶνδ᾽ ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+; μαρτύρων ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.b in hostile sense, against, with genitive, ἀνέσταν.. σφοῦ πατρὸς ἐ. Refs 8th c.BC+ stand one's ground against, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.c contrariwise, in Attic dialect also with the Article, τοὐναντίον on the other hand, τοὐ. δέ.. Refs 4th c.BC+; ἢ πάλιν τοὐ. Refs 4th c.BC+; conversely, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.1.d neuter plural ἐναντία as adverb, with dative, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 with Preps., ἐκ τοῦ ἐ. over against, opposite, opposed to ἐκ πλαγίου, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐξ ἐναντίας, Ionic dialect -ίης, Refs 5th c.BC+. the opposing parties, probably in Refs 4th c.AD+; ἐκ τῶν ἐ. on the contrary, Refs 2nd c.BC+; κατὰ τὰ ἐ. Refs 5th c.BC+ the opposite sides of the parallelogram, Refs 3rd c.BC+; αἱ κατ᾽ ἐ. τομαί opposite sections (i. e. branches) of the hyperbola, Refs 3rd c.BC+
II.3 regular adverb -ίως contrariwise, with dative, τούτοις οὐκ ἐ. λέγεις Refs 5th c.BC+; πικρῶς καὶ ἐ. like an enemy, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ἔχειν to be exactly opposed, Refs; πρός τι to be contrary in respect of.., Refs 4th c.BC+; in the Logic of Refs 4th c.BC+
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
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Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | enantios2×ἐναντίος | enantias | enantiem1×ἐναντίον | enantiois | enantiais | enantieim1×ἐναντία |
| object accusative | enantion | enantian | enantioin1×ἐναντίους | enantiain | ||
| direct address vocative | enantior | enantiar | enantioir | enantiair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | enantiou | enantiau2×ἐναντίας | enantieu | enantioiu1×ἐναντίων | enantiaiu | enantieiu |
| to, for dative | enantio | enantia | enantie | enantioi | enantiai | enantiei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
enanti 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
enantios“against”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 14:24… basanizorōntem hupo teiu kumeiu, ate gar enantios tos anemos.… the waves because the wind was against it.
Mark 6:48… te elaunarō, ate gar tos anemos enantios autoi, peri tetartan fulakan tau nuktau …… to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of …
enantiau“opposite”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Mark 15:39“opposite”… de tos kenturiōnos tos parastēarēntos ek enantiau autou hoti houtōs ekpnata legata; Alēthōs …When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man …
Titus 2:8“opponent”logon hugion akatagnōston, hina tos ek enantiau entrapiteia mēdenem echarōntos legarō peri nu …and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
enantiem“against”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Acts 28:17… pros autoin; Mis, androir adelfoir, oudenem enantiem poiarantos to lao ē tei ethei …… Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of …
enantioin“against”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 27:4… Kupran dia tem toin anemoin arō enantioin,… of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
enantioiu“hostile”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
1 Thessalonians 2:15… theo mē areskarōntoiu, kai pantoi anthrōpoi enantioiu,… They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
enantieim“in opposition”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Acts 26:9“in opposition”… onomem Iēsu tou Nazōraiou darō polleim enantieim prassara;… that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.