Be an opponent
ἀντίκειμαιStrong’s G0480antikeimai
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Antikeimai is the Greek word usually translated “opposing”, “opposed” and “are opposing”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “opposing”, “opposed” and “are opposing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- opposing 3
- opposed 1
- are opposing 1
- are opposed 1
- is opposing 1
- is opposed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- 1 Timothy 2
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- Philippians 1
- 2 Thessalonians 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 1:10In contextFor whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
- 1 Timothy 5:14In contextI will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
- Luke 13:17And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.
- Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
- 1 Corinthians 16:9For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
- Galatians 5:17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
Greek dictionary
ἀντίκειμαι antikeimai · be an opponent
ἀντί-κειμαι [in LXX for אָיַב, צוּר, שָׂטַן, etc. ;] 1. to lie opposite to. 2. to oppose, withstand, resist: with dative, Luk.13:17 21:15, Gal.5:17, 1Ti.1:10; as participial subst. (ὁ) ἀντικείμενος, 1Co.16:9, Php.1:28, 2Th.2:4, 1Ti.5:14 (Cremer, 746).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “oppose” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OPPO'SE, verb transitive
s as z. [Latin oppono, opposui. The change of n into s is unusual. Two different verbs may be used, as in Latin fero, tuli. See Pose.]
- To set; against; to put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail, and thus to hinder defeat, destroy or prevent effect; as, to oppose one argument to another.
- To act against; to resist, either by physical means, by arguments or other means.
- To check; to resist effectually.
- To place in front; to set opposite.
All definitions
- To act against, as a competitor.
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.