ἈΝΤΙΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΩΝΑΥ̓ΞΕΙΝ, ἀντιφιλονεικωναὐξειν
ANTIPHILONEIKŌNAUXEIN, antiphiloneikōnauxein
Sounds Like: an-tee-fee-loh-nee-KOHN-owk-SEIN
Translations: to increase by contending against, to augment by opposition, to grow by rivalry
From the root: ἈΝΤΙΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΩΝΑΥ̓ΞΕΙΝ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from the prefix ἈΝΤΙ- (anti-), meaning 'against' or 'in opposition to', and the verb ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩ (philoneikeō), meaning 'to be contentious' or 'to dispute', combined with ΑΥ̓ΞΕΙΝ (auxein), meaning 'to increase' or 'to grow'. The word describes the act of increasing or growing as a result of contention, rivalry, or opposition. It implies that the growth or augmentation is achieved through a process of struggling against something or someone.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:9
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ἈΝΤΙΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΩΝΑΥ̓ΞΕΙΝ, appear in our texts.
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