Strong G7217ἐναντιόομαι
to withstand
- Transliteration
- enantioomai
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
1. Dep:
2. to set oneself against, oppose, withstand , τινι (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; οὐκ ἐναντιώσομαι τὸ μὴ οὐ γεγωνεῖν I will not refuse to speak, (Aeschulus Tragicus); τοῦτό μοι ἐναντιοῦται πράττειν this prevents me from doing, (Plato Philosophus)
3. to contradict, gainsay , (Euripides), etc.
4. of the wind, to be adverse , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
2. to set oneself against, oppose, withstand , τινι (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; οὐκ ἐναντιώσομαι τὸ μὴ οὐ γεγωνεῖν I will not refuse to speak, (Aeschulus Tragicus); τοῦτό μοι ἐναντιοῦται πράττειν this prevents me from doing, (Plato Philosophus)
3. to contradict, gainsay , (Euripides), etc.
4. of the wind, to be adverse , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)