To contradict
ἀνταποκρίνομαιStrong’s G0470antapokrinomai
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Antapokrinomai is the Greek word usually translated “reply” and “is answering against”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And they could not answer him again to these things.”
Meaning
Usually translated “reply” and “is answering against”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to reply 1
- is answering against 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἀνταποκρίνομαι antapokrinomai · to contradict
ἀντ-απο-κρίνομαι (ἀντί, ἀποκρίνω), [in LXX: Jdg.5:29, Job.16:9 (8) Job.32:12 (עָנָה)* ;] to answer again, reply against: before πρός, with accusative of thing(s), Luk.14:6; with dative of person(s), Rom.9:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “contradict” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONTRADICT, verb transitive
[Latin, to speak.]
- To oppose by words; to assert the contrary to what has been asserted, or to deny what has been affirmed.“The Jews--spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming” Acts 13:45
- To oppose; to be directly contrary to.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.