noun · neuter
tounantion
Greekτοὐναντίον (tounantion)
Strong’sG5121
on the contrary
stem tounanti-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
τοὐναντίον
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5121 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | tounantion | tounantion |
| of, belonging to genitive | tounantion | tounantion |
| to, for dative | tounantion | tounantion |
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
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
tounantion3×
2 Corinthians 2:7“instead”hōste tounantion mallon vin charizera kai parakalara, mē pōs ta perissotera lupa katapiniteia tos toioutos.So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Galatians 2:7“on the contrary”alla tounantion horaratois hoti pisteuimē tem euangeliem tau akrobustiau kathōs Petros tau peritomau,On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
1 Peter 3:9“on the contrary”mē apodōarōtois kakem anti kakeu ē loidorian anti loidoriau tounantion de eulogarōtois, hoti eis houtem kaliva hina eulogian klēronomaveia.Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.