Strong G1727ἐναντίος
hostile
- Transliteration
- enantios
- Pronunciation
- en-an-tee'-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From G1725; opposite; figuratively antagonistic: - (over) against contrary.
Detailed definition
ἐν-αντίος, -α, -ον
(ἀντίος, set against), [in LXX: ἐξ ἐναντίας, for נֶגֶד, etc.; ἐναντίον, for פָּנִים etc.;]
over against, opposite, contrary: ἄνεμος, Mat.14:24, Mrk.6:48, Act.27:4; ἐξ ἐναντίας (ellipse obscure, see Bl., § 44,1; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), with genitive, Mrk.15:39. Metaphorical, opposed, hostile: 1Th.2:15, Act.26:9 28:17; ὁ ἐξ ἐ., Tit.2:8. Neuter., -ίον, adv., as prep. with genitive, before, in the presence of: Luk.1:6 20:26 24:19 Act.7:10 (ἔναντι, T), Act.8:32 (LXX).†
(AS)
(ἀντίος, set against), [in LXX: ἐξ ἐναντίας, for נֶגֶד, etc.; ἐναντίον, for פָּנִים etc.;]
over against, opposite, contrary: ἄνεμος, Mat.14:24, Mrk.6:48, Act.27:4; ἐξ ἐναντίας (ellipse obscure, see Bl., § 44,1; Mozley, Psa.42:1-11), with genitive, Mrk.15:39. Metaphorical, opposed, hostile: 1Th.2:15, Act.26:9 28:17; ὁ ἐξ ἐ., Tit.2:8. Neuter., -ίον, adv., as prep. with genitive, before, in the presence of: Luk.1:6 20:26 24:19 Act.7:10 (ἔναντι, T), Act.8:32 (LXX).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1727 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- contrary5
- against2
- part1
First verses
- Matthew 14:24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
- Mark 6:48And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
- Mark 15:39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- Acts 26:9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Acts 27:4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
- Acts 28:17And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
- Titus 2:8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐναντίος, α, ον,
opposite, ={ἀντίος} (which is rare in Prose):
1 of Place, on the opposite side, opposite, c.dative, ἀκταὶ ἐναντίαι ἀλλήλῃσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.89; Πάτροκλος δέ οἱ.. ἐ. ἧστο 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.190, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.89)]: hence, fronting, face to face, αὐτῳ οὔ πω φαίνετ᾽ ἐναντίη [Refs 7th c.BC+ (6.329; ὄττις ἐ. τοι ἰσδάνει 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 2.2)]; δεῖξον.. τὸ σὸν πρόσωπον δεῦρ᾽ ἐ. πατρί before him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 947)]; τὰναντία τινί things open to one's sight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.345: _absolutely_, ἐ. στάνθ᾽ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1078 (but ἐ. κεῖσθαι)] look opposite ways, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 190a).)]
1.b with Verbs of motion, in the opposite direction, ἔνθα οἱ.. ἐναντίη ἤλυθε μήτηρ came to meet him, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.251; ἐναντίοι ἀλλήλοισιν ὄγμον ἐλαύνωσιν 11.67; δύο ἅμαξαι ἐ. ἀλλήλαις 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.93; ἄνεμος ἐ. ἔπνει 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.5.3.)]
1.c Astrology texts, in diametrical aspect, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 70.16, 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 3.360.)]
2 in hostile sense, opposing, facing in fight, with genitive, ἐναντίοι ἔσταν Ἀχαιῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.497, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1284, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.28, etc.: with _dative_, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.12, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 856, “IT” 1415)]; οἱ ἐ. one's adversaries, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 375, 5th c.BC: Gorgias Rhetor et Sophista “fragment” 12 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, etc.)]; the enemy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.225, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.64, etc.)]
2.b generally, opposed to, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.2.10)]; τὸ ἐ. the opposite party, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ath.” 1.4)]; presenting obstacles, hindering, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 642.)]
2.c ὁ δι ἐναντίας the opponent in a alawsuit, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PFlor.” 1.58.15 (3rd c.AD), etc.)]
3 of qualities, acts, etc., opposite, contrary, reverse, τἀναντί᾽ εἰπεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1373; δίκαια καὶ τἀναντία 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 667: mostly with _genitive_, τὰ ἐ. τούτων)] the very reverse of these things, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.82, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.75, etc.)]; δείξας.. ἄστρων τὴν ἐ. ὁδόν, i.e. τὴν τοῦ ἡλίου ὁδὸν ἐ. οὖσαν τοῖς ἄστροις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 861: also with _dative_, Ὀρφεῖ δὲ γλῶσσαν τὴν ἐναντίαν ἔχεις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1629)]; τἀναντία πρήσσειν [τῇ ὑγιείῃ] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 234; δύο τὰ -ώτατα εὐβουλίᾳ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.42; ἀγαθῷ κακὸν -ώτερον ἢ τῷ μὴ ἀγαθῷ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 491d; ἐναντία λέγει αὐτὸς αὑτῷ [prev. author] “Prt.” 339b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 493; τἀναντία τούτοις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Prt” 323d)]; ἐναντία γνῶναι ταῖς πλείσταις [πόλεσιν] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 1.2; τὴν ἐ. τινὶ ψῆφον θέσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.65; simply τὴν ἐ. θέσθαι τινί 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 184d: followed by ἤ, τοὺς ἐ. λόγους ἢ ὡς αὐτὸς κατεδόκεε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.22; τοὐ. δρῶν ἢ προσῆκ᾽ αὐτῷ ποιεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 14; τοὐ. ἔπαθεν ἢ τὸ προσδοκώμενον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 966e, compare “R.” 567c, etc.: frequently strengthened, πᾶν τοὐ., πάντα τἀ)]., quite the contrary, Lg.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (967a, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.12.4)]; πολὺ τοὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 57; τὸ δὲ πολὺ ἐναντίον ἀποβήσεται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 39c.)]
3.b τὰ ἐ. opposites in Philos., [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Pherecydes Syrius Philosophus 3, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 986b3, etc.)]
4 in the Philos. of [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus, τἀναντία (distinct from other ἀντικείμενα, “Metaphorical” 1018a25))] are contraries, especially the two attributes within the same genus which differ most widely from each other (as hot and cold), [Refs (“Cat.” 6a18, +others)]
4.b ἐ. ἀποφάνσεις, προτάσεις, contrary propositions (All [Refs (B is A, No B is A))], opposed to contradictory (see. ἀντιφατικῶς), [Refs ([prev. author] “Int.” 17b4, “APr.” 63b28.)]
II frequently in adverb usages:
II.1 from [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus downwards, _neuter_ ἐναντίον)] as adverb, opposite, facing, ἐ. ὧδε κάλεσσον here to my face, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.544)]; εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι ἐ. to look one in the face,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (23.107; ἐ. προσβλέπειν τινά 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 968, etc.; γυναῖκας ἀνδρῶν μὴ βλέπειν ἐ. [prev. work] 975: _absolutely_, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.40, etc.)]: hence, like a preposition with genitive, in the presence of, τῆς βουλῆς [Refs (“IG” 12.91)]; τῶνδ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1002)]; μαρτύρων ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 448; ἐ. τοῦ παιδίου [prev. author] “Lys.” 907; ἐ. ἁπάντων λέγειν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.25; ἐ. Διός 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 7.9.2; also _neuter_ _plural_, “IG” 7.1779 (from Thespiae).)]
II.1.b in hostile sense, against, with genitive, ἀνέσταν.. σφοῦ πατρὸς ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.534; ἐ. ἰέναι τινός 21.574; ἐ. μάχεσθαί τινος 20.97; ἐ. ἵστασ᾽ ἐμεῖο 13.448: _absolutely_, ἐ. μίμνειν)] stand one's ground against, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 106: with _dative_, νεικεῖν ἀλλήλοισιν ἐ. 20.252; ἐ. θεοῖς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 624; ἐ. τῷ ὅρκῳ πράττειν “IG” 22.1258.2.)]
II.1.c contrariwise, in Attic dialect also with the Article, τοὐναντίον on the other hand, τοὐ. δέ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 80.4)]; ἢ πάλιν τοὐ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 460.5)]; conversely, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 89e.)]
II.1.d neuter plural ἐναντία as adverb, with dative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.32, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.29, etc.)]
II.2 with Preps., ἐκ τοῦ ἐ. over against, opposite, opposed to ἐκ πλαγίου, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.5.15, etc.)]; ἐξ ἐναντίας, Ionic dialect -ίης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.225, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.33 (οἱ ἐξ ἐ)]. the opposing parties, probably in [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PGrenf.” 2.78.26 (4th c.AD)))]; ἐκ τῶν ἐ. on the contrary, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.9.9; ἀπ᾽ ἐναντίας 1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 1.2; ἀπ᾽ ἐ. Χωρεῖν 6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 4)]; κατὰ τὰ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 39a: Geometry texts, αἱ κατ᾽ ἐναντίον τοῦ παραλληλογράμμου πλευραί)] the opposite sides of the parallelogram, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Archimedes Geometra “περὶ ἰσορροπιῶν” 1.9)]; αἱ κατ᾽ ἐ. τομαί opposite sections (i. e. branches) of the hyperbola, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd-2nd c.BC: Apollonius Pergaeus Geometra “Conica” 3.23.)]
II.3 regular adverb -ίως contrariwise, with dative, τούτοις οὐκ ἐ. λέγεις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 642; ἐ. διακεῖσθαί τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 361c; ἐ. ἀντικεῖσθαι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Interpretatione” 17b20)]; πικρῶς καὶ ἐ. like an enemy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.339; ἐ. ἢ ὡς ἀνδραπόδοις τραφεῖσι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 175d)]; ἐ. ἔχειν to be exactly opposed, [Refs ([prev. author] “Euthd.” 278a)]; πρός τι to be contrary in respect of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 1.4)]; in the Logic of [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus, “Metaphorical” 1057b11, +others, compare 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “in Platonis Alcibiadem” p.268C.)]
opposite, ={ἀντίος} (which is rare in Prose):
1 of Place, on the opposite side, opposite, c.dative, ἀκταὶ ἐναντίαι ἀλλήλῃσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.89; Πάτροκλος δέ οἱ.. ἐ. ἧστο 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.190, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 23.89)]: hence, fronting, face to face, αὐτῳ οὔ πω φαίνετ᾽ ἐναντίη [Refs 7th c.BC+ (6.329; ὄττις ἐ. τοι ἰσδάνει 7th-6th c.BC: Sappho Lyrica 2.2)]; δεῖξον.. τὸ σὸν πρόσωπον δεῦρ᾽ ἐ. πατρί before him, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 947)]; τὰναντία τινί things open to one's sight, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 3.3.345: _absolutely_, ἐ. στάνθ᾽ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1078 (but ἐ. κεῖσθαι)] look opposite ways, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 190a).)]
1.b with Verbs of motion, in the opposite direction, ἔνθα οἱ.. ἐναντίη ἤλυθε μήτηρ came to meet him, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.251; ἐναντίοι ἀλλήλοισιν ὄγμον ἐλαύνωσιν 11.67; δύο ἅμαξαι ἐ. ἀλλήλαις 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.93; ἄνεμος ἐ. ἔπνει 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.5.3.)]
1.c Astrology texts, in diametrical aspect, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 70.16, 4th c.AD(?): Manetho Astrologus 3.360.)]
2 in hostile sense, opposing, facing in fight, with genitive, ἐναντίοι ἔσταν Ἀχαιῶν [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.497, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1284, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.28, etc.: with _dative_, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.12, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 856, “IT” 1415)]; οἱ ἐ. one's adversaries, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 375, 5th c.BC: Gorgias Rhetor et Sophista “fragment” 12 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator, etc.)]; the enemy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.225, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.64, etc.)]
2.b generally, opposed to, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.2.10)]; τὸ ἐ. the opposite party, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ath.” 1.4)]; presenting obstacles, hindering, τινί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 642.)]
2.c ὁ δι ἐναντίας the opponent in a alawsuit, [Refs 3rd c.AD+ (“PFlor.” 1.58.15 (3rd c.AD), etc.)]
3 of qualities, acts, etc., opposite, contrary, reverse, τἀναντί᾽ εἰπεῖν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1373; δίκαια καὶ τἀναντία 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 667: mostly with _genitive_, τὰ ἐ. τούτων)] the very reverse of these things, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.82, compare 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.75, etc.)]; δείξας.. ἄστρων τὴν ἐ. ὁδόν, i.e. τὴν τοῦ ἡλίου ὁδὸν ἐ. οὖσαν τοῖς ἄστροις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 861: also with _dative_, Ὀρφεῖ δὲ γλῶσσαν τὴν ἐναντίαν ἔχεις 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 1629)]; τἀναντία πρήσσειν [τῇ ὑγιείῃ] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 234; δύο τὰ -ώτατα εὐβουλίᾳ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.42; ἀγαθῷ κακὸν -ώτερον ἢ τῷ μὴ ἀγαθῷ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 491d; ἐναντία λέγει αὐτὸς αὑτῷ [prev. author] “Prt.” 339b, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 493; τἀναντία τούτοις 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Prt” 323d)]; ἐναντία γνῶναι ταῖς πλείσταις [πόλεσιν] [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Lacedaemoniorum” 1.2; τὴν ἐ. τινὶ ψῆφον θέσθαι 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.65; simply τὴν ἐ. θέσθαι τινί 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Laches” 184d: followed by ἤ, τοὺς ἐ. λόγους ἢ ὡς αὐτὸς κατεδόκεε 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.22; τοὐ. δρῶν ἢ προσῆκ᾽ αὐτῷ ποιεῖν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 14; τοὐ. ἔπαθεν ἢ τὸ προσδοκώμενον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 966e, compare “R.” 567c, etc.: frequently strengthened, πᾶν τοὐ., πάντα τἀ)]., quite the contrary, Lg.[Refs 5th c.BC+ (967a, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 3.12.4)]; πολὺ τοὐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 57; τὸ δὲ πολὺ ἐναντίον ἀποβήσεται 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 39c.)]
3.b τὰ ἐ. opposites in Philos., [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Pherecydes Syrius Philosophus 3, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 986b3, etc.)]
4 in the Philos. of [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus, τἀναντία (distinct from other ἀντικείμενα, “Metaphorical” 1018a25))] are contraries, especially the two attributes within the same genus which differ most widely from each other (as hot and cold), [Refs (“Cat.” 6a18, +others)]
4.b ἐ. ἀποφάνσεις, προτάσεις, contrary propositions (All [Refs (B is A, No B is A))], opposed to contradictory (see. ἀντιφατικῶς), [Refs ([prev. author] “Int.” 17b4, “APr.” 63b28.)]
II frequently in adverb usages:
II.1 from [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus downwards, _neuter_ ἐναντίον)] as adverb, opposite, facing, ἐ. ὧδε κάλεσσον here to my face, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.544)]; εἰς ὦπα ἰδέσθαι ἐ. to look one in the face,[Refs 5th c.BC+ (23.107; ἐ. προσβλέπειν τινά 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 968, etc.; γυναῖκας ἀνδρῶν μὴ βλέπειν ἐ. [prev. work] 975: _absolutely_, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.40, etc.)]: hence, like a preposition with genitive, in the presence of, τῆς βουλῆς [Refs (“IG” 12.91)]; τῶνδ᾽ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1002)]; μαρτύρων ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 448; ἐ. τοῦ παιδίου [prev. author] “Lys.” 907; ἐ. ἁπάντων λέγειν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.25; ἐ. Διός 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 7.9.2; also _neuter_ _plural_, “IG” 7.1779 (from Thespiae).)]
II.1.b in hostile sense, against, with genitive, ἀνέσταν.. σφοῦ πατρὸς ἐ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.534; ἐ. ἰέναι τινός 21.574; ἐ. μάχεσθαί τινος 20.97; ἐ. ἵστασ᾽ ἐμεῖο 13.448: _absolutely_, ἐ. μίμνειν)] stand one's ground against, [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. work] 106: with _dative_, νεικεῖν ἀλλήλοισιν ἐ. 20.252; ἐ. θεοῖς 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 624; ἐ. τῷ ὅρκῳ πράττειν “IG” 22.1258.2.)]
II.1.c contrariwise, in Attic dialect also with the Article, τοὐναντίον on the other hand, τοὐ. δέ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 80.4)]; ἢ πάλιν τοὐ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 460.5)]; conversely, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Meno” 89e.)]
II.1.d neuter plural ἐναντία as adverb, with dative, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.32, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.29, etc.)]
II.2 with Preps., ἐκ τοῦ ἐ. over against, opposite, opposed to ἐκ πλαγίου, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.5.15, etc.)]; ἐξ ἐναντίας, Ionic dialect -ίης, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.225, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.33 (οἱ ἐξ ἐ)]. the opposing parties, probably in [Refs 4th c.AD+ (“PGrenf.” 2.78.26 (4th c.AD)))]; ἐκ τῶν ἐ. on the contrary, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.9.9; ἀπ᾽ ἐναντίας 1st c.BC: Asclepiodotus Tacticus “Tact.” 1.2; ἀπ᾽ ἐ. Χωρεῖν 6th c.AD: Procopius Caesariensis Historicus “Historia Arcana” 4)]; κατὰ τὰ ἐ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 39a: Geometry texts, αἱ κατ᾽ ἐναντίον τοῦ παραλληλογράμμου πλευραί)] the opposite sides of the parallelogram, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Archimedes Geometra “περὶ ἰσορροπιῶν” 1.9)]; αἱ κατ᾽ ἐ. τομαί opposite sections (i. e. branches) of the hyperbola, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd-2nd c.BC: Apollonius Pergaeus Geometra “Conica” 3.23.)]
II.3 regular adverb -ίως contrariwise, with dative, τούτοις οὐκ ἐ. λέγεις [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Eumenides” 642; ἐ. διακεῖσθαί τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 361c; ἐ. ἀντικεῖσθαι 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “de Interpretatione” 17b20)]; πικρῶς καὶ ἐ. like an enemy, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 19.339; ἐ. ἢ ὡς ἀνδραπόδοις τραφεῖσι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 175d)]; ἐ. ἔχειν to be exactly opposed, [Refs ([prev. author] “Euthd.” 278a)]; πρός τι to be contrary in respect of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 1.4)]; in the Logic of [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus, “Metaphorical” 1057b11, +others, compare 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “in Platonis Alcibiadem” p.268C.)]