ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΕΩ, αντιφωνεω
ANTIPHŌNEŌ, antiphōneō
Sounds Like: an-tee-foh-NEH-oh
Translations: to answer, to reply, to respond
From the root: ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means 'to answer' or 'to reply'. It is a compound word formed from 'αντι' (anti), meaning 'against' or 'in return', and 'φωνεω' (phoneo), meaning 'to speak' or 'to sound'. Thus, it literally means 'to speak in return' or 'to sound back'. It is used when someone gives a verbal response to a question, statement, or call.
Inflection: Does not inflect (infinitive form)
Strong’s number: G0472 (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, ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΕΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΙΦΩΝΈΩ — to answer, to reply, to respond
- ἈΝΤΙΦΩΝΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having answered, having replied, having responded
- ΑΝΤΙΠΕΦΩΝΗΜΕΝΑ — answered back, replied, responded
- ΑΝΤΙΦΩΝΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — answering back, replying, responding, having answered back, having replied, having responded
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