To resist
ἀντιπίπτωStrong’s G0496antipiptō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Antipiptō is the Greek word usually translated “resist”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.”
Meaning
Usually translated “resist”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- resist 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀντιπίπτω antipiptō · to resist
ἀντι-πίπτω [in LXX: Exo.26:5 (קָבַל), Exo.26:17 (שׁוּב), Num.27:14 (מְרִיבָה) Job.23:13 (שָׁלַב hi.) * ;] 1. to fall against or upon (Arist., Polyb.). 2. to strive against, resist (Arist.): with dative, Act.7:51 (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “resist” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RESIST, verb transitive
rezist'. [Latin resisto; re and sisto, to stand.]
- Literally, to stand against; to withstand; hence, to act in opposition, or to oppose. a dam or mound resists a current of water passively, by standing unmoved and interrupting its progress.“Why doth he yet find fault? for who hath resisted his will?” Romans 9:19
- To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat or frustrate.“Ye do always resist the Holy Spirit” Acts 7:51
- To baffle; to disappoint.“God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble” James 4:6
All definitions and other forms of “resist”
RESIST', verb intransitive
to make opposition.
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.