2001 Translation

ENANTION, enantion

Sounds Like: en-AN-tee-on

Translations: opposite, over against, contrary, in front of, before, against

From the root: ΕΝΑΝΤΙΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective, Adverb

Explanation: This word describes something that is in opposition to, or directly facing, something else. As an adjective, it means 'opposite' or 'contrary'. As an adverb, it means 'over against' or 'in front of', indicating a position or direction. It can be used to describe physical opposition or a state of being contrary to something.

Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative

Strong’s number: G1727 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Genesis — 24:12
• Numbers — 19:5, 20:12, 20:27, 25:6
• 1 Chronicles — 11:3, 16:37, 16:39, 17:24, 19:10
• Judith — 1:11, 6:1, 6:2, 7:23, 7:25, 8:11, 8:22, 10:14, 10:16
• Tobit — 3:3
• 1 Maccabees — 3:18, 4:18, 6:60, 11:24, 11:51
• Psalms — 30:20, 33:1, 37:10, 38:2, 49:3, 51:11, 68:20, 76:3, 77:12, 79:3, 87:2, 88:37, 96:3, 97:2, 105:46, 115:6, 115:9, 118:46, 118:168, 137:1
• Proverbs — 8:7
• Job — 2:1, 2:10, 8:4, 9:4, 11:4, 13:3, 13:15, 13:16, 15:15, 15:25, 15:26, 18:3, 19:15, 25:5, 32:1, 34:26, 34:37, 35:14
• Wisdom — 7:9, 11:22
• Sirach — 17:19, 30:6, 39:20, 43:3, 46:6
• Isaiah — 37:14, 40:10, 41:2, 53:2, 53:7, 59:12, 61:11, 65:3, 66:4
• Jeremiah — 1:17, 2:22, 7:30, 8:14, 12:3, 14:7, 18:10, 18:23, 25:17, 47:4, 47:10
• Luke — 1:6, 20:26, 24:19
• Acts of the Apostles — 8:32
• Epistle of Barnabas — 5:2

From the same root

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

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.

• ΑΝΤΙΟΝ — before, in front of, opposite, in the presence of, against
• ΑΠΕΝΑΝΤΙΟΝ — opposite, in front of, before, against, in the presence of
• ἘΝΑΝΙΟΝ — opposite, contrary, hostile, adverse, in the presence of, before
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙ — opposite, in front of, before, against, contrary to
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΑ — opposite, contrary, hostile, an adversary, a contrary thing, an opposite thing, against, in opposition to
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΑΝ — opposite, opposing, contrary, hostile, an opposite, a contrary
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΑΣ — (of) opposite, (of) contrary, (of) hostile, (of) adverse
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΟΙΣ — (to) opposite, (to) hostile, (to) adverse, (to) contrary, (to) enemies, (to) opponents
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΟΤΗΤΑ — opposition, contrariety, a contrariety, hostility, a hostility
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΟΥΣ — enemies, adversaries, opponents, those who are opposite
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΩΝ — of opposites, of adversaries, of enemies, of hostile ones
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΩΣ — contrary, opposite, adversely, in opposition, on the contrary
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΩΤΑΤΑΙΣ — most opposite, most contrary, most hostile, most adverse
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΩΤΑΤΟΝ — most opposite, most contrary, most hostile, a most opposite thing, a most contrary thing, a most hostile thing
• ἘΝΑΝΤΙΩΤΑΤΟΣ — most opposite, most contrary, utterly opposed, extremely hostile
• ἘΝΑΝΩ — opposite, in front of, before, against
• ΕΝΑΝΙΟΝ — opposite, contrary, hostile, adverse, an opponent, an adversary
• ΕΝΑΝΤΙ — opposite, in front of, before, against, contrary to
• ΕΝΑΝΤΙΑ — opposite, contrary, hostile, adverse, a hostile, an opposite
• ΕΝΑΝΤΙΑΣ — of opposite, of contrary, of hostile, opposite, contrary, hostile
• ΕΝΑΝΤΙΟ — opposite, contrary, hostile, an opponent, an adversary
• ΕΝΑΝΤΙΟΣ — opposite, contrary, hostile, an opponent, an adversary
• ΕΝΑΝΤΙΟΥΣ — opposite, contrary, hostile, an opponent, an adversary
• ΕΝΑΝΤΙΩΝ — (of) adversaries, (of) opponents, (of) enemies, (of) those who are opposite
• ΕΝΑΝΩ — opposite, in opposition, against, contrary
• ΕΝΑΤΙΑΣ — opposite, contrary, hostile, adverse, (of) the opposite, (of) the contrary, (of) the hostile, (of) the adverse
• ΕΝΑΤΙΟΝ — before, in the presence of, opposite, against, in front of, a thing opposite
• ΠΕΝΑΝΤΙ — opposite, over against, before, in front of
• ΤΟΥΝΑΤΙΟΝ — on the contrary, on the other hand, instead
• ΤΟΥΣἘΝΑΝΤΙΟΥΣ — the adversaries, the opponents, the enemies, the opposing ones, the contrary ones
• ΥΠΕΝΑΝΤΙΑ — opposite, contrary, adverse, hostile

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