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Opposition

ἀντίθεσιςStrong’s G0477

antithesis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Antithesis is the Greek word usually translated “opposing arguments”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:”
1 Timothy 6:20 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “opposing arguments”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • opposing arguments 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    ἀντίθεσις antithesis · opposition

    ἀντί-θεσις, -εως, ή (τίθημι), opposition: 1Ti.6:20.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “opposition” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    OPPOSI'TION, noun

    [Latin oppositio.]

    1. Situation so as to front something else; a standing over against; as the opposition of two mountains or buildings.
    2. The act of opposing; attempt to check, restrain or defeat. he makes opposition to the measure; the bill passed without opposition Will any opposition be made to the suit, to the claim or demand?
    3. Obstacle. the river meets with no opposition in its course to the ocean.
    4. Resistance; as the opposition of enemies.
    All definitions
    1. Contrariety; repugnance in principle; as the opposition of the heart to the laws of God.
    2. Contrariety of interests, measures on designs.
    3. Contrariety or diversity of meaning; as one term used in opposition to another.
    4. Contradiction; inconsistency.
    5. The collective body of opposers; in England, the party in Parliament which opposed the ministry; in America, the party that opposed the existing administration.
    6. In astronomy, the situation of two heavenly bodies, when distant from each other 180 degrees.

    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.