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GreekG5121Adverb

τοὐναντίον

tounantion

3Occurrences
G5121Strong's #
AdverbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

on the contrary

contraction for the neuter of G3588 (ὁ) and G1726 (ἐναντίον);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
by crasis for τὸ ἐνανίον, neut. accusative, used adverbially, on the contrary, contrariwise.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adverb

Morphology Code

G:ADV

Full Description

Greek Adverb

Occurrences

τοὐναντίον appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Peter
1
2 Corinthians
1
Galatians
1

Key Passages

1 Peter 3:9BSB

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

2 Corinthians 2:7BSB

So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

Galatians 2:7BSB

On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.