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τοὐναντίονStrong’s G5121tounantion
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Tounantion is the Greek word usually translated “on the contrary”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.”
Meaning
Usually translated “on the contrary”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- on the contrary 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Galatians 2:7But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
- 1 Peter 3:9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Greek dictionary
τοὐναντίον tounantion · instead
τοὐναντίον by crasis for τὸ ἐνανίον, neut. accusative, used adverbially, on the contrary, contrariwise: 2Co.2:7, Gal.2:7, 1Pe.3:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.