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It can refer to physical opposition, such as being on the opposite side, or to ideological or moral opposition, such as being contrary to a belief or principle. In the New Testament, it often conveys the sense of being adversarial or hostile.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of opposition was significant in both philosophical and practical contexts. Philosophically, opposites were often discussed in terms of dualities, such as good versus evil or light versus darkness. Practically, opposition could refer to political or military adversaries. The New Testament usage reflects these broader cultural understandings, applying them to spiritual and moral conflicts.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>1727</b> <i>enantíos</i> (from <a href="/greek/1722.htm">1722</a> <i>/en</i> "in," intensifying <i>antios</i>, "set against") – properly, "<i>in</i> the sphere against," i.e. opposed (contrary) to, <i>in principle and in practice</i>; "set against, adverse to."</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1722.htm">en</a> and antios (set against)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>opposite, fig. hostile, opposed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>against (2), before (1), contrary (2), hostile (2), opponent (1), presence (1), right in front (1), sight (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1727: ἐναντίος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐναντίος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐναντία</span>, <span class="greek2">ἐναντίον</span> (<span class="greek2">ἀντίος</span> set against) (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), properly, that which is <span class="accented">over against; opposite</span>; used: <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> primarily of place; <span class="accented">opposite, contrary</span>: of the wind (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, an. 4, 5, 3), <a href="/interlinear/matthew/14-24.htm">Matthew 14:24</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-48.htm">Mark 6:48</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/27-4.htm">Acts 27:4</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐξ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐναντίας</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 591 (550); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 82 (71)), opposite, <span class="accented">over against</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἐκ</span></span>, I. 4), with the genitive <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-39.htm">Mark 15:39</a>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> metaphorically, <span class="accented">opposed as an adrersary, hostile, antagonistic in feeling or act</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15</a> (on which passage (for confirmatory references to ancient authors) cf. Grimm on 3Macc. 7:4 (on the other hand, see Lünem. on 1 Thess. l. c.)); <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐξ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐναντίας</span>, <span class="accented">an opponent</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">he that is of the contrary part</span>), <a href="/interlinear/titus/2-8.htm">Titus 2:8</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐναντίον</span> <span class="greek2">ποιεῖν</span> <span class="greek2">τί</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, to do something against one, <a href="/interlinear/acts/28-17.htm">Acts 28:17</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐναντία</span> <span class="greek2">πράττειν</span> <span class="greek2">πρός</span> <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ὄνομα</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/26-9.htm">Acts 26:9</a>. Neuter <span class="greek2">ἐναντίον</span>, adverb, as a preposition is construction with the genitive (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 319 (273)), <span class="accented">before, in the sight of, in the presence of,</span> one (so in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> often for <span class="hebrew">לִפנְיֵ</span> and <span class="hebrew">בְּעֵינֵי</span> also for <span class="hebrew">לְעֵינֵי</span>): <a href="/interlinear/mark/2-12.htm">Mark 2:12</a> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> marginal reading <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">ἔμπροσθεν</span>); <a href="/interlinear/luke/20-26.htm">Luke 20:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/7-10.htm">Acts 7:10</a> (<span class="greek2">ἐναντίον</span> <span class="greek2">Φαραώ</span>, when he stood before Pharaoh (here <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> <span class="greek2">ἔναντι</span>, which see)); <a href="/interlinear/acts/8-32.htm">Acts 8:32</a>; Hebraistically, <span class="accented">in the judgment, estimation,</span> of one, <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-19.htm">Luke 24:19</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/luke/1-6.htm">Luke 1:6</a> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>) (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/10-9.htm">Genesis 10:9</a>, etc.). (<span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ἐναντίον</span> i. e. <span class="greek2">τοὐναντίον</span> see in its place.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>over against, contrary. <p>From <a href="/greek/1725.htm">enanti</a>; opposite; figuratively, antagonistic -- (over) against, contrary. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1725.htm">enanti</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εναντια εναντία ἐναντία εναντιας εναντίας ἐναντίας εναντίοι εναντιον εναντίον ἐναντίον εναντιος εναντίος ἐναντίος εναντιους εναντίους ἐναντίους εναντιων εναντίων ἐναντίων εναπέθανεν enantia enantía enantias enantías enantion enantiōn enantíon enantíōn enantios enantíos enantious enantíous<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/14-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 14:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἦν γὰρ <b>ἐναντίος</b> ὁ ἄνεμος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the wind <span class="itali">was contrary.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the wind was <span class="itali">contrary.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/14-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was for <span class="itali">contrary [was]</span> the wind<p><b><a href="/text/mark/6-48.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 6:48</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ ἄνεμος <b>ἐναντίος</b> αὐτοῖς περὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the wind <span class="itali">was against</span> them, at about<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the wind was <span class="itali">contrary</span> unto them: and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6-48.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the wind <span class="itali">contrary</span> to them about<p><b><a href="/text/mark/15-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:39</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular">Adj-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παρεστηκὼς ἐξ <b>ἐναντίας</b> αὐτοῦ ὅτι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who was standing <span class="itali">right in front</span> of Him, saw<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> stood over <span class="itali">against</span> him, saw<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stood by from <span class="itali">opposite of</span> him that<p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δεῖν πολλὰ <b>ἐναντία</b> πρᾶξαι </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> many things <span class="itali">hostile</span> to the name<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to do many things <span class="itali">contrary</span> to the name<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I ought many things <span class="itali">contrary</span> to do<p><b><a href="/text/acts/27-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 27:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνέμους εἶναι <b>ἐναντίους</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> because the winds <span class="itali">were contrary.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the winds were <span class="itali">contrary.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/27-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> winds were <span class="itali">contrary</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 28:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀδελφοί οὐδὲν <b>ἐναντίον</b> ποιήσας τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> nothing <span class="itali">against</span> our people<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nothing <span class="itali">against</span> the people,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> brothers nothing <span class="itali">against</span> having done the<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 2:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις <b>ἐναντίων</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to God, <span class="itali">but hostile</span> to all<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God, and <span class="itali">are contrary</span> to all men:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all to men <span class="itali">[are] contrary</span><p><b><a href="/text/titus/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 2:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular">Adj-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ ἐξ <b>ἐναντίας</b> ἐντραπῇ μηδὲν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so <span class="itali">that the opponent</span> will be put to shame,<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he that is of <span class="itali">the contrary part</span> may be ashamed,<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/2-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he who is of the <span class="itali">contrary</span> might be ashamed nothing<p><b><a href="/greek/1727.htm">Strong's Greek 1727</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1727.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/enantia_1727.htm">ἐναντία — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/enantias_1727.htm">ἐναντίας — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/enantio_n_1727.htm">ἐναντίων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/enantion_1727.htm">ἐναντίον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/enantios_1727.htm">ἐναντίος — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/enantious_1727.htm">ἐναντίους — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1726.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1726"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1726" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1728.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1728"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1728" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>