Enantios ἐναντίος

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Enantios
ἐναντίος
Transliterationenantios
Strong's numberG1727
LanguageGreek
Part of speechadjective
Glosshostile
Occurrences8 in 8 verses
Most frequent inActs (3)

Enantios (Greek ἐναντίος, Strong's G1727) is a Greek adjective meaning “hostile”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

ἐν-αντίος, -α, -ον
(ἀντίος, set against), [in LXX: ἐξ ἐναντίας, for נֶגֶד, etc.; ἐναντίον, for פָּנִים etc. ;]
over against, opposite, contrary: ἄνεμος, Mat.14:24, Mrk.6:48, Act.27:4; ἐξ ἐναντίας (ellipse obscure, see Bl., § 44,1; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), with genitive, Mrk.15:39. Metaphorical, opposed, hostile: 1Th.2:15, Act.26:9 28:17; ὁ ἐξ ἐ., Tit.2:8. Neuter., -ίον, adv., as prep. with genitive, before, in the presence of: Luk.1:6 20:26 24:19 Act.7:10 (ἔναντι, T), Act.8:32 (LXX).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVcontrary (5), against (2), part (1)
BSBagainst (2), against it (1), front (1), oppose (1), against us (1), hostile (1), opposes (1)

Verses

Every verse with Enantios, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Acts

1 Thessalonians

Titus

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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