ἈΝΤΙΠΟΙΗΣΙΣ, ἀντιποιησις
ANTIPOIĒSIS, antipoiēsis
Sounds Like: an-tee-POY-ay-sis
Translations: claim, assertion, striving for, emulation, rivalry
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΠΟΙΗΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of claiming something, asserting a right, or striving for a particular goal or quality. It can also imply emulation or rivalry, where one strives to equal or surpass another. It is typically used in contexts where someone is making a strong bid for something, whether it's a position, a virtue, or an achievement.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0490 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 4 — 6:154
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΤΙΠΟΙΗΣΙΣ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΙΠΟΙΗΣΕΙ — claim, a claim, counter-claim, an assertion of right, a counter-assertion
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