To contradict
ἀντεῖπονStrong’s G0471anteipon
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anteipon is the Greek word usually translated “reply to” and “contradict”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.”
Meaning
Usually translated “reply to” and “contradict”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to reply to 1
- to contradict 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἀντεῖπον anteipon · to contradict
ἀντ-εῖπον (άντί, εἶτον), [in LXX for H7725 hi., דָבַר pi., עָנָה, etc. ;] 2 2 aor., without present in use, to speak against, gainsay: Luk.21:15, Act.4:14.† (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.