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Greek

436. anthistemi -- to set against, ie withstand
... to set against, ie withstand. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anthistemi Phonetic
Spelling: (anth-is'-tay-mee) Short Definition: I take a stand against ...
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480. antikeimai -- to lie opposite, ie oppose, withstand
... to lie opposite, ie oppose, withstand. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: antikeimai
Phonetic Spelling: (an-tik'-i-mahee) Short Definition: I resist, oppose ...
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503. antophthalmeo -- to look in the face, look straight at
... Phonetic Spelling: (ant-of-thal-meh'-o) Short Definition: I face, resist Definition:
I face (lit: I present my eye to), resist, withstand; as nautical term: I ...
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2967. koluo -- to hinder
... forbid, hinder, prevent. From the base of kolazo; to estop, ie Prevent (by word
or act) -- forbid, hinder, keep from, let, not suffer, withstand. ...
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478. antikathistemi -- to set down against, ie to replace, oppose
... resist. From anti and kathistemi; to set down (troops) against, ie Withstand --
resist. see GREEK anti. see GREEK kathistemi. (antikatestete) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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472. antecho -- to hold against, ie to hold firmly to
... Transliteration: antecho Phonetic Spelling: (an-tekh'-om-ahee) Short Definition:
I hold fast to Definition: trans: I hold against; intrans: I withstand; mid: I ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5975. amad -- to take one's stand, stand
... 3), stopped (9), survives (1), take a stand (1), take their stand (1), took his
stand (1), took their stand (1), wait (1), waited (1), withstand (1), withstand ...
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7854. satan -- adversary, also the name of the superhuman ...
... adversary, Satan, withstand. From satan; an opponent; especially (with the article
prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of good -- adversary, Satan, withstand. ...
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2388. chazaq -- to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
... retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax)
strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand. ...
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6440. panim -- face, faces
... 26), sight* (1), straight* (3), stubborn* (1), surface (26), table (1), tops (1),
toward* (4), under (1), upside* (1), vanguard (1), whole (1), withstand* (1). ...
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Library

Songs of the Cross. Can I My Fate no More Withstand
... SONGS OF THE CROSS. Can I my fate no more withstand. [335]1. Can I my fate
no more withstand [336]2. O Christ, Thou bright and Morning ...
/.../lyra germanica second series the christian life/songs of the cross can.htm

Whether it is a Grave Sin for the Listener to Suffer the Backbiter ...
... they have been incited by their own wickedness, in order that our merit may be the
greater." Therefore a man does not sin if he does not withstand those who ...
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Scriptural Instances Wherein it is Proved that God Has Men's Wills ...
... It is not, then, to be doubted that men's wills cannot, so as to prevent His doing
what he wills, withstand the will of God, "who hath done all things ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 45 scriptural instances wherein it.htm

Crossing the Hellespont.
... As for the men who had built the bridge, which had been found thus inadequate to
withstand the force of a wintery tempest, he ordered every one of them to be ...
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A Second Time the Master Zachyas, Doctor of the Law...
... or what breasts gave him suck? I flee before him; I am not able to withstand the
words from his mouth, but my heart is astounded to hear such words. ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of pseudo-matthew/chapter 31 a second time.htm

James i. 12-15
... them away into sin. The Almighty, whom no one is able to withstand, has
plunged them into these temptations. To this James replies ...
/.../neander/the epistle of james practically explained/james i 15-dec.htm

And when all were in Such Joy, came Satan the Heir of Darkness...
... single word? or if he be so, canst thou withstand him? It seems to me that,
if he be so, no one will be able to withstand him. And ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of nicodemus /chapter 4 20 and when.htm

Whether Fortitude is About Fear and Dying?
... vii): "The fortitude of the just man is to overcome the flesh, to withstand
self-indulgence, to quench the lusts of the present life." Therefore fortitude ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether fortitude is about fear.htm

The Panoply of God
... 'Take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in
the evil day, and having done all, to stand.'"Ephesians 6:13. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the panoply of god.htm

Things that Cannot be Shaken
... The wise man's house, on the contrary, which is built on the rock, is able to withstand
all the stress of the storm, and remains unshaken through winds and ...
/.../smith/the god of all comfort/chapter 11 things that cannot.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(prep.) To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments.

Thesaurus

Withstand (22 Occurrences)
... (prep.) To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force;
as, to withstand an attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. ...
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Resist (23 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.
2. (vt) To strive against; to endeavor to counteract ...
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Oppose (29 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend
against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in ...
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Opposed (23 Occurrences)
... Romans 13:2 Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of
God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment. (See NAS). ...
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Well-fenced (1 Occurrence)
... 11:15 And the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take the
well-fenced city; and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his ...
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Firm (111 Occurrences)
... (WEY NAS). Ephesians 6:13 Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may
be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. (See NAS) ...
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Withstood (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (imp. & pp) of Withstand. 2. (imp. & pp) o/ Withstand.
Multi-Version Concordance Withstood (7 Occurrences). ...
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Worthless (103 Occurrences)
... 2 Timothy 3:8 Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses,
thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless ...
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Fenced (61 Occurrences)
... 11:15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most
fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his ...
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Stand (542 Occurrences)
... 19. (vt) To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat.
20. (vt) To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. 21. ...
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Bible Concordance

Withstand (22 Occurrences)

Luke 21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
(WEB WEY ASV RSV)

Acts 6:10 They weren't able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.
(WEB ASV RSV)

Acts 11:17 If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?"
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Romans 13:2 Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.
(Root in WEB ASV)

Ephesians 6:13 Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS RSV)

2 Timothy 3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also these false teachers withstand the truth--being, as they are, men of debased intellects, and of no real worth so far as faith is concerned.
(WEY ASV DBY)

1 Peter 5:9 Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
(WEB WEY ASV)

Numbers 22:22 And God's anger was kindled because he went; and the Angel of Jehovah set himself in the way to withstand him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two young men were with him.
(DBY)

Numbers 22:32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me:
(KJV DBY WBS RSV)

Numbers 31:23 everything that may abide the fire, you shall make to go through the fire, and it shall be clean; nevertheless it shall be purified with the water for impurity: and all that doesn't withstand the fire you shall make to go through the water.
(WEB NIV)

Joshua 10:8 Yahweh said to Joshua, "Don't fear them, for I have delivered them into your hands. Not a man of them will stand before you."
(See NIV)

Joshua 23:9 Therefore deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you: but if there be in me iniquity, kill me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?"
(See RSV NIV)

Judges 2:14 So the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them over to plunderers, who plundered them; and he sold them into the power of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer withstand their enemies.
(DBY RSV)

2 Chronicles 13:7 There were gathered to him worthless men, base fellows, who strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

2 Chronicles 13:8 Now you think to withstand the kingdom of Yahweh in the hand of the sons of David; and you are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

2 Chronicles 20:6 and he said, Yahweh, the God of our fathers, aren't you God in heaven? and aren't you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV)

Esther 9:2 the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who wanted to harm them. No one could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen on all the people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 147:17 He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
(See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 4:12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Lamentations 1:14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they are come up on my neck; he has made my strength to fail: The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.
(See RSV NIV)

Daniel 11:15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
(KJV JPS DBY WBS)

Daniel 11:16 But he who comes against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Withstand

Related Terms

Resist (23 Occurrences)

Oppose (29 Occurrences)

Opposed (23 Occurrences)

Well-fenced (1 Occurrence)

Firm (111 Occurrences)

Withstood (7 Occurrences)

Worthless (103 Occurrences)

Fenced (61 Occurrences)

Stand (542 Occurrences)