Strong's Concordance anthistémi: to set against, i.e. withstand Original Word: ἀνθίστημιPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anthistémi Phonetic Spelling: (anth-is'-tay-mee) Short Definition: I take a stand against, oppose, resist Definition: I set against; I withstand, resist, oppose. HELPS Word-studies 436 anthístēmi (from 473 /antí, "opposite/against" and 2476 /hístēmi, "to stand") – properly, take a complete stand against, i.e. a "180 degree, contrary position"; (figuratively) to establish one's position publicly by conspicuously "holding one's ground," i.e. refusing to be moved ("pushed back"). 436 /anthístēmi ("oppose fully") means to forcefully declare one's personal conviction (where they unswervingly stand); to keep one's possession; ardently withstand, without giving up (letting go). [436 (anthístēmi) was a military term in classical Greek (used by Thucydides, etc.) meaning "to strongly resist an opponent" ("take a firm stand against").] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 436: ἀνθίστημιἀνθίστημι: perfect ἀνθέστηκα; 2 aorist ἀντέστην (imperative ἀντίστητε), infinitive ἀντιστῆναι; middle, present ἀνθισταμαι; imperfect ἀνθισταμην; (ἀντί and ἵστημι); to set against; as in Greek writings, in the middle, and in the perfect pluperfect (having present and imperfect force, Winers Grammar, 274 (257)) and 2 aorist active, to set oneself against, to withstand resist, oppose: perfect active, Romans 9:19; Romans 13:2; 2 Timothy 4:15 (R G). 2 aorist active, Matthew 5:39; Luke 21:15; Acts 6:10; Galatians 2:11; Ephesians 6:18; 2 Timothy 3:8; (2 Timothy 4:15 L T Tr WH). imperative, James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:9. Middle: present, 2 Timothy 3:8. imperfect, Acts 13:8. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance resist, withstand, opposeFrom anti and histemi; to stand against, i.e. Oppose -- resist, withstand. see GREEK anti see GREEK histemi Forms and Transliterations ανθέστηκε ανθεστηκεν ανθέστηκεν ἀνθέστηκεν ανθεστηκότα ανθεστηκότας ανθεστηκοτες ανθεστηκότες ἀνθεστηκότες ανθεστηκότων ανθιστανται ανθίστανται ἀνθίστανται ανθιστατο ανθίστατο ἀνθίστατο αντεστη αντέστη ἀντέστη αντεστην ἀντέστην αντέστης αντεστησαν αντέστησαν αντέστησάν ἀντέστησαν αντιστηναι αντιστήναι ἀντιστῆναι αντιστήσεται αντιστήσεταί αντιστητε αντίστητε ἀντίστητε αντιστήτω anteste antestē antéste antéstē antesten antestēn antésten antéstēn antestesan antestēsan antéstesan antéstēsan anthesteken anthestēken anthésteken anthéstēken anthestekotes anthestekótes anthestēkotes anthestēkótes anthistantai anthístantai anthistato anthístato antistenai antistênai antistēnai antistē̂nai antistete antistēte antístete antístēteLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 43614 Occurrences ἀντέστη — 1 Occ. ἀντέστην — 1 Occ. ἀντέστησαν — 1 Occ. ἀνθέστηκεν — 2 Occ. ἀνθεστηκότες — 1 Occ. ἀνθίστανται — 1 Occ. ἀνθίστατο — 1 Occ. ἀντιστῆναι — 4 Occ. ἀντίστητε — 2 Occ. Matthew 5:39 V-ANA GRK: ὑμῖν μὴ ἀντιστῆναι τῷ πονηρῷ NAS: But I say to you, do not resist an evil KJV: say unto you, That ye resist not evil: INT: to you not to resist the evil [person] Luke 21:15 V-ANA Acts 6:10 V-ANA Acts 13:8 V-IIM-3S Romans 9:19 V-RIA-3S Romans 13:2 V-RIA-3S Romans 13:2 V-RPA-NMP Galatians 2:11 V-AIA-1S Ephesians 6:13 V-ANA 2 Timothy 3:8 V-AIA-3P 2 Timothy 3:8 V-PIM-3P 2 Timothy 4:15 V-AIA-3S James 4:7 V-AMA-2P 1 Peter 5:9 V-AMA-2P |