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Contrary
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
or "to be contrary" (anti, "against," keimai, "to lie"), Galatians 5:17; 1 Timothy 1:10 . See ADVERSARY.
"beside," has the meaning "contrary to" in Acts 18:13; Romans 11:24; 16:17; "other than" in Galatians 1:8 .
lit., "from over against, opposite to" (apo, "from," enantios, "against,"), is translated "contrary to" in Acts 17:7; "before" in Matthew 27:24; Romans 3:18; "over against;" in Matthew 27:61; "in the presence of," in Acts 3:16 .
Note: The most authentic mss. have katenanti, "over against," in Matthew 21:2 ."over against" (en, "in," antios, "against"), is used primarily of place, Mark 15:39; of an opposing wind, Matthew 14:24; Mark 6:48; Acts 27:4; metaphorically, opposed as an adversary, antagonistic, Acts 26:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:15; Titus 2:8; Acts 28:17 , "against."
hupo, "under," and No. 1, opposite to, is used of "that which is contrary to persons," Colossians 2:14 , and as a noun, "adversaries," Hebrews 10:27 . See ADVERSARY.
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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Contrary'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/c/contrary.html. 1940.
