483. antilegó
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antilegó: To speak against, to oppose, to contradict

Original Word: ἀντιλέγω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: antilegó
Pronunciation: an-tee-LEG-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (an-til'-eg-o)
Definition: To speak against, to oppose, to contradict
Meaning: I speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
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

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 Origin
from anti and legó
Definition
to speak against, hence to contradict, oppose
NASB Translation
argumentative (1), contradict (1), contradicting (1), objected (1), obstinate (1), opposed (1), opposes (1), say (1), spoken against (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 483: ἀντιλέγω

ἀντιλέγω; (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.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from ἀντί (anti, meaning "against") and λέγω (legō, meaning "to speak").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀντιλέγω, similar concepts of opposition or contradiction can be found in Hebrew words such as:

H6145 עָרַר (arar): To rouse oneself, to awake, to incite.
H4784 מָרָה (marah): To be rebellious, to be disobedient, to resist.

These Hebrew terms capture the essence of opposition and resistance, akin to the Greek ἀντιλέγω, within the context of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Usage: The term ἀντιλέγω is used in the New Testament to describe verbal opposition or contradiction, often in the context of disputing or resisting a message or authority.

Context: The Greek verb ἀντιλέγω appears in several New Testament passages, illustrating the act of speaking against or opposing. This term is often used in contexts where individuals or groups resist or contradict the teachings of Jesus or the apostles. It conveys a sense of active opposition, whether through verbal dispute or by standing against a particular doctrine or authority.

In the Berean Standard Bible, ἀντιλέγω is used in passages such as:

Luke 2:34: "Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: 'Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against (ἀντιλέγω).'"

Acts 13:45: "But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict (ἀντιλέγω) what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him."

Romans 10:21: "But concerning Israel He says: 'All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.'"

Titus 1:9: "He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose (ἀντιλέγω) it."

These examples highlight the resistance faced by early Christian figures and the challenges in spreading the Gospel message. The opposition often came from those who were entrenched in traditional beliefs or who felt threatened by the new teachings.

Forms and Transliterations
αντειπειν ἀντειπεῖν αντελεγον αντέλεγον ἀντέλεγον αντιλεγει αντιλέγει ἀντιλέγει αντιλεγεται αντιλέγεται ἀντιλέγεται αντιλεγομενον αντιλεγόμενον ἀντιλεγόμενον αντιλεγόμενος αντιλεγοντα αντιλέγοντα ἀντιλέγοντα αντιλεγοντας αντιλέγοντας ἀντιλέγοντας αντιλέγοντες αντιλεγοντων αντιλεγόντων ἀντιλεγόντων αντιλέγω αντιλέγων αντιλήπτωρ anteipein anteipeîn antelegon antélegon antilegei antilégei antilegetai antilégetai antilegomenon antilegómenon antilegonta antilégonta antilegontas antilégontas antilegonton antilegontōn antilegónton antilegóntōn
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Englishman's Concordance
Luke 2:34 V-PPM/P-ANS
GRK: εἰς σημεῖον ἀντιλεγόμενον
NAS: and for a sign to be opposed--
KJV: a sign which shall be spoken against;
INT: for a sign [to be] spoken against

Luke 20:27 V-PPA-NMP
GRK: Σαδδουκαίων οἱ ἀντιλέγοντες ἀνάστασιν μὴ
INT: Sadducees who deny a resurrection not

Luke 21:15 V-ANA
GRK: ἀντιστῆναι ἢ ἀντειπεῖν ἅπαντες οἱ
INT: to resist nor to reply to all those

John 19:12 V-PIA-3S
GRK: ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν ἀντιλέγει τῷ Καίσαρι
NAS: out [to be] a king opposes Caesar.
KJV: a king speaketh against Caesar.
INT: himself making speaks against Ceasar

Acts 4:14 V-ANA
GRK: οὐδὲν εἶχον ἀντειπεῖν
INT: nothing they had to gainsay

Acts 13:45 V-IIA-3P
GRK: ζήλου καὶ ἀντέλεγον τοῖς ὑπὸ
NAS: with jealousy and [began] contradicting the things spoken
KJV: and spake against those things which were spoken
INT: with envy and contradicted the things by

Acts 28:19 V-PPA-GMP
GRK: ἀντιλεγόντων δὲ τῶν
NAS: But when the Jews objected, I was forced
KJV: when the Jews spake against [it], I was constrained
INT: objecting moreover of the

Acts 28:22 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ὅτι πανταχοῦ ἀντιλέγεται
NAS: it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.
KJV: that every where it is spoken against.
INT: that everywhere it is spoken against

Romans 10:21 V-PPA-AMS
GRK: ἀπειθοῦντα καὶ ἀντιλέγοντα
NAS: TO A DISOBEDIENT AND OBSTINATE PEOPLE.
KJV: a disobedient and gainsaying people.
INT: disobeying and contradicting

Titus 1:9 V-PPA-AMP
GRK: καὶ τοὺς ἀντιλέγοντας ἐλέγχειν
NAS: and to refute those who contradict.
KJV: and to convince the gainsayers.
INT: and those who gainsay to convict

Titus 2:9 V-PPA-AMP
GRK: εἶναι μὴ ἀντιλέγοντας
NAS: to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
KJV: all [things]; not answering again;
INT: to be not contradicting

Strong's Greek 483
11 Occurrences


ἀντειπεῖν — 2 Occ.
ἀντέλεγον — 1 Occ.
ἀντιλέγει — 1 Occ.
ἀντιλέγεται — 1 Occ.
ἀντιλεγόμενον — 1 Occ.
ἀντιλέγοντα — 1 Occ.
ἀντιλέγοντας — 2 Occ.
ἀντιλέγοντες — 1 Occ.
ἀντιλεγόντων — 1 Occ.















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