ἈΝΤΙΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΑΣ, ἀντιπαραταξας
ANTIPARATAXAS, antiparataxas
Sounds Like: an-tee-pa-ra-TAK-sas
Translations: having arrayed against, having drawn up opposite, having set in opposition
From the root: ΑΝΤΙΠΑΡΑΤΑΣΣΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from ἀντί (anti, 'against'), παρά (para, 'beside'), and τάσσω (tassō, 'to arrange, to array'). It means to arrange oneself or troops in opposition to someone or something, to draw up in battle array against an enemy, or to set in opposition. It describes the action of preparing for a confrontation or conflict by positioning forces or arguments directly opposite another.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 12:293
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 2:38
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΝΤΙΠΑΡΑΤΑΣΣΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΤΙΠΑΡΑΤΑΣΣΩ — to set in array against, to oppose, to resist
- ΑΝΤΙΠΑΡΑΤΑΣΣΩ — to set oneself in array against, to oppose, to resist, to draw up in battle array against
This concordance database is in beta
That means it's an unfinished preview of what we're building and is still being refined and corrected. It was initially generated from Google Gemini 2.5. It will be edited and corrected over time, with additional information added as we go.
It is your responsibility to double-check anything important.
Please report any errors or important missing information.