Oppose
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

2. (n.) To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically.

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 battle; to oppose a bill in Congress.

4. (n.) To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize.

5. (v. i.) To be set opposite.

6. (v. i.) To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to; as, a servant opposed against the act.

7. (v. i.) To make objection or opposition in controversy.

Greek
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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475. antidiatithemi -- to oppose, set oneself in opposition
... to oppose, set oneself in opposition. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
antidiatithemi Phonetic Spelling: (an-tee-dee-at-eeth'-em-ahee) Short Definition: ...
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483. antilego -- to speak against, hence to contradict, oppose
... to speak against, hence to contradict, oppose. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
antilego Phonetic Spelling: (an-til'-eg-o) Short Definition: I speak or say ...
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478. antikathistemi -- to set down against, ie to replace, oppose
... to set down against, ie to replace, oppose. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration:
antikathistemi Phonetic Spelling: (an-tee-kath-is'-tay-mee) Short Definition ...
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436. anthistemi -- to set against, ie withstand
... Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anthistemi Phonetic Spelling: (anth-is'-tay-
mee) Short Definition: I take a stand against, oppose, resist Definition: I ...
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498. antitasso -- to range in battle against, to set oneself ...
... 498 () is used in antiquity of resistance, like an army assuming a specific
battle-array position to resist in "full alignment"; to disagree (oppose) .]. ...
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496. antipipto -- to fall against, strive against
... against. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: antipipto Phonetic Spelling:
(an-tee-pip'-to) Short Definition: I fall foul of, resist, oppose Definition: I ...
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1294. diastrepho -- to distort, fig. misinterpret, corrupt
... corrupt. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diastrepho Phonetic Spelling:
(dee-as-tref'-o) Short Definition: I pervert, corrupt, oppose Definition: I pervert ...
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471. anteipon -- to speak against
... Phonetic Spelling: (an-tep'-o) Short Definition: I speak or say in opposition, I
contradict Definition: I speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist ...
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1252. diakrino -- to distinguish, to judge
... From dia and krino; to separate thoroughly, ie (literally and reflexively) to withdraw
from, or (by implication) oppose; figuratively, to discriminate (by ...
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Strong's Hebrew
7852. satam -- to bear a grudge or cherish animosity against
... hate, oppose self against. A primitive root; properly, to lurk for, ie Persecute --
hate, oppose self against. 7851, 7852. satam. 7853 . Strong's Numbers.
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7853. satan -- to be or act as adversary
... denominative verb from satan Definition to be or act as adversary NASB Word Usage
accuse (1), accusers (2), act as my accusers (1), adversaries (1), oppose (1 ...
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5975. amad -- to take one's stand, stand
... 1), fixed (1), fulfill (1), gives stability (1), halt (1), halted (1), hung (6),
join (1), last (1), living (1), make a stand (1), oppose (1), opposed (2 ...
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5549. salal -- to lift up, cast up
... A primitive root; to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt;
reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam) -- cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain ...
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Library

We are Careful not to Oppose Fair Arguments Even if they Proceed ...
... Chapter XLVI. We are careful not to oppose fair arguments even if they
proceed from those who? We are careful not to oppose fair ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xlvi we are careful.htm

Resolves to Go to College. Friends Oppose. Wife Decides It. Hard ...
... CHAPTER VIII. Resolves to Go to College. Friends Oppose. Wife Decides It. ... Dishonest
Preacher. Resolves to Go to College. Friends Oppose. Wife Decides It. ...
/.../chapter viii resolves to go.htm

It was Enough for Me, Lord, to Oppose to those Deceived Deceivers. ...
... Book VII Chapter II It was enough for me, Lord, to oppose to those deceived
deceivers? It was enough for me, Lord, to oppose to ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter ii it was enough.htm

Sanctification.
... Now this is not only utterly unfair, but palpably absurd. If I oppose a doctrine
inculcated by another man, I am bound to oppose what he really holds. ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxxvii sanctification.htm

On the Person of the Father and the Son
... and earth. To the former class we oppose the word of Christ: "I thank thee,
O Father, Lord of heaven and earth," &c. (Matthew 11 ...
/.../arminius/the works of james arminius vol 1/disputation 5 on the person.htm

If You Wish Me to Keep Silence, Cease from Accusing Me. Lay Down ...
... But I will content myself with a few statements from a single book; I will oppose
Wisdom to folly; for I hope if you despise the words of men you will not ...
/.../43 if you wish me.htm

Protest of the Princes.
... Again and again the immediate destruction of all who dared to oppose themselves
to Rome appeared inevitable; but at the critical moment the armies of the Turk ...
/.../the great controversy between christ and satan /11 protest of the princes.htm

Protest of the Princes
... Again and again the immediate destruction of all who dared to oppose themselves
to Rome appeared inevitable; but at the critical moment the armies of the Turk ...
/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 11 protest of the.htm

That There is a Malignant Party Still in the Kingdom.
... Are there not many who oppose the kingdom of Jesus Christ and work of reformation,
not only by holding up that old calumny of malignants, concerning the ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/section i that there is.htm

The Champion of Origen, You See, the Encomiast of Pamphilus ...
... the pope Anastasius, who follow out the heretic in every part of the world, when
your book passing under the name of Pamphilus is there to oppose their letters ...
/.../10 the champion of origen.htm

Thesaurus
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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Jambres (2 Occurrences)
... In Exodus 7:11, 22 Egyptian magicians are spoken of, who were called upon by Pharaoh
to oppose Moses and Aaron: "Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and ...
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Jannes (2 Occurrences)
... In Exodus 7:11, 22 Egyptian magicians are spoken of, who were called upon by Pharaoh
to oppose Moses and Aaron: "Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and ...
/j/jannes.htm - 10k

Contradict (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay;
to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn. ...
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Opposed (23 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Oppose. Multi-Version Concordance
Opposed (23 Occurrences). Luke 13:17 And as he said these ...
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Volition
... 14; in all things to be done, Matthew 6:10; Matthew 26:42 parallel, etc.; ordering
all things, Ephesians 1:11, etc.); human will, however, may oppose itself to ...
/v/volition.htm - 11k

Will (64996 Occurrences)
... 14; in all things to be done, Matthew 6:10; Matthew 26:42 parallel, etc.; ordering
all things, Ephesians 1:11, etc.); human will, however, may oppose itself to ...
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Front (327 Occurrences)
... view. 9. (vt) To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a hostile
manner. 10. (vt) To appear before; to meet. 11. (vt ...
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Adversary (100 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose or resist
them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist ...
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Meekness (14 Occurrences)
... teachers or those in authority in "instructing (the Revised Version (British and
American) "correcting," margin "instructing") them that oppose themselves" (2 ...
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Resources
Does God oppose religious freedom in the Old Testament? | GotQuestions.org

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Oppose (29 Occurrences)

Luke 11:53
As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;
(See NIV)

Luke 14:31
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
(See NIV)

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?"
(See NIV)

Acts 26:9
"I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
(See NIV)

1 Corinthians 16:9
for a wide door stands open before me which demands great efforts, and we have many opponents.
(See NIV)

Philippians 1:28
and not frightened in anything by the opposers, which is to them a demonstration of destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;
(Root in DBY NIV)

1 Thessalonians 2:15
who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn't please God, and are contrary to all men;
(See RSV)

2 Timothy 2:25
in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NIV)

2 Timothy 3:8
Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.
(Root in WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Titus 1:9
holding fast to the faithful Message which he has received, so that he may be well qualified both to encourage others with sound teaching and to reply successfully to opponents.
(See NIV)

Titus 2:8
and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.
(Root in WEB DBY NIV)

Exodus 23:22
But if you indeed listen to his voice, and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries.
(See NIV)

Numbers 16:3
and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, "You take too much on yourself, seeing all the congregation are holy, everyone of them, and Yahweh is among them: why then lift yourselves up above the assembly of Yahweh?"
(See NIV)

Numbers 22:22
God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of Yahweh placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
(See NIV)

Numbers 22:32
The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come forth as an adversary, because your way is perverse before me:
(See NIV(

Numbers 22:34
Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, "I have sinned; for I didn't know that you stood in the way against me. Now therefore, if it displeases you, I will go back again."
(See NIV)

Numbers 30:11
and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and didn't disallow her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond with which she bound her soul shall stand.
(See RSV)

Judges 20:25
Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.
(See NIV)

Job 11:10
If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
(WEB NIV)

Job 23:13
But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 38:20
They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.
(See NAS)

Psalms 55:18
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 109:4
For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer!
(YLT)

Psalms 109:6
Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 41:11
Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 38:5
Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he who can do anything against you.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 51:2
I will send to Babylon strangers, who shall winnow her; and they shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her around.
(See NAS NIV)

Daniel 8:25
Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in their security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
(See NAS)

Daniel 11:30
For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure : he shall even return, and have regard to those who forsake the holy covenant.
(See NIV)

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Reprobate (8 Occurrences)

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Stem (18 Occurrences)

Stiff (23 Occurrences)

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Perhaps (89 Occurrences)

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