Lexicon antilegó: to speak against, hence to contradict, oppose Original Word: ἀντιλέγωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: antilegó Phonetic Spelling: (an-til'-eg-o) Short Definition: I speak or say in opposition, contradict Definition: I speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist). HELPS word-Studies 483 antilégō (from 473 /antí, "opposite to" and 3004 /légō, "speaking to a conclusion") – properly, voicing opposition; to contradict, especially in a hostile (argumentative) way – i.e. to dispute in order to thwart. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom anti and legóDefinitionto speak against, hence to contradict, oppose NASB Translationargumentative (1), contradict (1), contradicting (1), objected (1), obstinate (1), opposed (1), opposes (1), say (1), spoken against (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 483: ἀντιλέγωἀντιλέγω; (imperfect ἀντέλεγον); to speak against, gainsay, contradict; absolutely: Acts 13:45 ( L Tr WH omit); Acts 28:19; Titus 1:9. τίνι, Acts 13:45. followed by μή and the accusative with an infinitive: Luke 20:27 ( L marginal reading Tr WH λέγοντες) (as in Greek writings; see Passow (or Liddell and Scott), under the word; ( Winers Grammar, § 65, 2b; Buttmann, 355 (305))). "to oppose oneself to one, decline to obey him, declare oneself against him, refuse to have anything to do with him" (cf. Winer's Grammar, 23 (22)): τίνι, John 19:12 ( Lucian, dial. inferor. 30, 3); absolutely, Romans 10:21 (cf. Meyer); Titus 2:9 ( Achilles Tatius ( ?) 5, 27). Passive, ἀντιλέγομαι I am disputed, assent or compliance is refused me, (Winer's Grammar, § 39, 1): Luke 2:34; Acts 28:22.
Strong's contradict, deny, speak against. From anti and lego; to dispute, refuse -- answer again, contradict, deny, gainsay(-er), speak against. see GREEK anti see GREEK lego |
