ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ, ἀνταγωνιουμενος
ANTAGŌNIOUMENOS, antagōnioumenos
Sounds Like: an-ta-goh-nee-OO-meh-nos
Translations: contending against, struggling against, opposing, one who contends against
From the root: ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a present middle/passive participle, describing someone who is actively engaged in a struggle, contest, or opposition against another. It implies a direct confrontation or rivalry.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine, Present, Middle/Passive, Participle
Strong’s number: G0474 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 30:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΖΕΣΘΑΙ — to contend against, to struggle against, to resist, to strive against
- ἈΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΖΟΜΕΝΟΙ — contending against, struggling against, resisting, fighting against
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