Original Word: ἀντείπον
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: anteipon
Pronunciation: an-TAY-pon
Phonetic Spelling: (an-tep'-o)
KJV: gainsay, say against
NASB: refute, say in reply
Word Origin: [from G473 (ἀντί - instead) and G2036 (ἔπω - said)]

1. (properly) to speak against
2. (concretely) to refute or deny

oppose, refute

From anti and epo; to refute or deny -- gainsay, say against.

see GREEK anti

see GREEK epo

471 antépō (from 473 /antí, "opposite to, against" and 2036 /épō, "say") – properly, to gainsay (speak what is opposite); to give an adequate, corresponding reply that successfully contradicts (rebuts).

Word Origin
from anti and eipon
Definition
to speak against
NASB Translation
refute (1), say in reply (1).

STRONGS NT 471: ἀντεῖπον

ἀντεῖπον, a 2 aorist used instead of the verb ἀντιλέγειν, to speak against, gainsay; (from Aeschylus down): Luke 21:15; Acts 4:14. Cf. εἶπον.

Forms and Transliterations

αντείπαν αντείπε αντειπείν αντείπη αντειπών αντερείν αντερούμεν

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