ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΣΘΑΙ, ἀντικεισθαι
ANTIKEISTHAI, antikeisthai
Sounds Like: an-tee-KAY-sthai
Translations: to oppose, to be an adversary, to resist, to be contrary
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from ἀντί (anti), meaning 'against' or 'opposite', and κεῖμαι (keimai), meaning 'to lie' or 'to be placed'. Therefore, it literally means 'to lie opposite' or 'to be placed against'. It is used to describe someone or something that is in opposition to another, acting as an adversary or resisting an action or person. It implies a state of being contrary or hostile.
Inflection: Present, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0480 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΙ — opposing, adversaries, opponents, those who oppose, those who are opposed
- ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΝ — opponent, adversary, hostile, opposing, an opponent, an adversary
- ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΣ — opponent, adversary, one who opposes, opposing, lying opposite, contrary, a foe
- ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΜΕΝΩ — opponent, adversary, one who opposes, a foe, an enemy
- ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΣΑΙ — you oppose, you resist, you are an adversary, you are an opponent
- ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΣΟΜΑΙ — I will oppose, I will resist, I will be an adversary
- ἈΝΤΙΚΕΙΤΑΙ — opposes, is opposed, lies opposite, is contrary, resists
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