ἈΝΤΙΠΡΑΣΣΟΝΤΑ, ἀντιπρασσοντα
ANTIPRASSONTA, antiprassonta
Sounds Like: an-tee-PRAS-son-tah
Translations: opposing, resisting, acting against, hindering
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΠΡΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb, Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'ἀντιπράσσω', meaning 'to act against' or 'to oppose'. It describes someone or something that is actively engaged in opposition or resistance. It can be used to describe a person or a situation that is hindering progress or working contrary to a goal.
Inflection: Present, Active, Participle, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 22:11
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΤΙΠΡΑΣΣΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΙΠΡΑΞΑΙ — to act against, to oppose, to resist
- ἈΝΤΙΠΡΑΞΟΝΤΕΣ — those who will act against, opposing, resisting, those who will oppose, those who will resist
- ἈΝΤΙΠΡΑΣΣΗΤΑΙ — to act against, to oppose, to resist, to hinder
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