Word study · Greek
antíthesis
oppositions
Say it: an-TITH-es-is (approximate)
ἀντίθεσις
What it means
An opposition, a counter-position (anti "against" plus thesis "position"). In 6:20, "oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge." It appears only here. It can also mean "objections" or "contradictions."
Range of meaning
- OppositionWhat stands against.
- ContradictionA counter-claim.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 6
"And oppositions" (6:20). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0477 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources