ΑΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΩ, αντιστηριζω
ANTISTĒRIZŌ, antistērizō
Sounds Like: an-tee-stee-REE-zoh
Translations: to resist, to oppose, to stand against
From the root: ΑΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to resist or to oppose, implying a firm stand against something or someone. It is a compound word formed from 'ΑΝΤΙ' (anti), meaning 'against' or 'opposite to', and 'ΣΤΗΡΙΖΩ' (sterizo), meaning 'to make firm, to establish, to support'. Thus, it literally means 'to stand firmly against'. It is used to describe an act of active opposition or resistance.
Inflection: This is the present active indicative first person singular form. It inflects for tense, voice, mood, person, and number.
Strong’s number: G0497 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΕΙ — supports, upholds, sustains, props up
- ΑΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΕΙ — he supports, she supports, it supports, he props up, she props up, it props up, he strengthens, she strengthens, it strengthens
- ΑΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to lean against, to support oneself against, to resist, to oppose
- ΑΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΙ — resisting, opposing, standing against, standing firm against
- ΑΝΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΣ — being propped against, being supported against, being resisted, being opposed
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