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Opposite

ἀντικρύStrong’s G0481

antikru

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Antikru is the Greek word usually translated “opposite”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.”
Acts 20:15 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • opposite 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀντικρύ antikru · opposite

    ἄντικρυς (Tr. -ύς, Rec. ἀντικρύ), adv. (ἀντί) [in LXX: Neh.12:8 (נֶגֶד), 3Ma.5:16 * ;] in cl., outright; in κοινή (= cl. καταντικρύ), over against: Act.20:15 (see Bl., § 5, 4; 40, 7; Rutherford, NPhr., 500 f.; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

    OP'POSITE, adjective

    [Latin oppositus.]

    1. Standing or situated in front; facing; as an edifice opposite to the Exchange.
    2. Adverse; repugnant.
    3. Contrary; as words of opposite significations; opposite terms.
    4. In botany, growing in pairs, each pair decussated or crossing that above and below it; as opposite leaves or branches.
    All definitions and other forms of “opposite”

      OP'POSITE, noun

      1. An opponent; an adversary; an enemy; an antagonist.
      2. That which is opposed or contrary.

      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.