2001 Translation

ANTIPALOUS, antipalous

Sounds Like: an-tee-PAH-looce

Translations: adversaries, opponents, rivals

From the root: ΑΝΤΙΠΑΛΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to those who are opposed to someone, whether in a contest, a legal dispute, or a general conflict. It is a compound word formed from 'ἀντί' (anti), meaning 'against' or 'opposite', and 'πάλη' (pale), meaning 'wrestling' or 'struggle'. Thus, it literally means 'one who wrestles against'. It is used to describe an adversary or opponent.

Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G0480 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• 3 Maccabees — 1:5

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΤΙΠΑΛΟΣ.

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.

• ΑΝΤΙΠΑΛΟΣ — adversary, opponent, rival, an adversary, an opponent, a rival
• ΑΝΤΙΠΑΛΩ — rival, opponent, adversary, an opponent
• ΑΝΤΙΠΑΛΩΝ — of an opponent, of an adversary, of a rival

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