ΤΟΥ̓ΝΑΝΤΙΟΝ, τοὐναντιον
TOUNANTION, tounantion
Sounds Like: too-NAN-tee-on
Translations: on the contrary, the opposite, a contrary thing
From the root: ΤΟ, ΕΝΑΝΤΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Noun
Explanation: This word is a crasis (a contraction of two words into one) of the definite article 'ΤΟ' (the) and the adjective 'ἘΝΑΝΤΙΟΝ' (opposite, contrary). It functions as an adverbial phrase meaning 'on the contrary' or 'on the other hand', or as a noun meaning 'the opposite' or 'a contrary thing'. It is used to introduce a contrasting idea or to refer to the opposing side of something.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative (from the crasis of the definite article ΤΟ and the adjective ἘΝΑΝΤΙΟΝ)
Strong’s numbers: G3588 (Lookup on BibleHub), G1727 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:55
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 2:6, 14:83, 29:272, 29:274, 31:283, 2:22, 3:29, 11:123, 17:159, 21:183, 36:254
- Book Two — 2:22, 3:29, 11:123, 17:159, 21:183, 36:254
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 3 Maccabees — 3:22
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΤΟ, ΕΝΑΝΤΙΟΣ, appear in our texts.
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