Quick Definition
ἀντεῖπον v. I speak or say in opposition, I contradict
Strong's Definition
to refute or deny
Derivation: from G473 (ἀντί) and G2036 (ἔπω);
KJV Usage: gainsay, say against
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀντι-λέγω ; [impf. ἀντέλεγον] ; to speak against, gainsay, contradict; absol.: Acts xiii. 45 [L Tr WH om.]; xxviii. 19; Titi. 9. τινί, Acts xiii. 45. foll. by μή and ace. with inf.: Lk. xx. 27 [Lmrg. Tr WH λέγοντες], (as in Grk. writ.; see Passow [or L. and 5.1 s. v.; [W. § 65, 2 B.; B. 355 (305)]). to oppose one’s self to one, decline to obey him, declare one’s self against him, refuse to have anything to do with him, [ef. W. 28 (22)]:, τινί, Jn. xix. 12, (Leian. dial. inferor. 30, 3); absol., Ro. x. 21 [ef. Meyer]; Tit. ii. 9, (Achill. Tat. 5, 27). Pass. ἀντιλέγομαι I am disputed, assent or compliance is refused me, (W. § 39, 1): Lk. ii. 34; Acts xxviii. 22.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀντιλέγω antilegō 11x
to speak against, contradict; to gainsay, deny, Lk. 20:27; to oppose, Jn. 19:12; Acts 13:45; 28:19; Rom. 10:21; Tit. 1:9; 2:9; pass. to be spoken against, decried, Lk. 2:34; Acts 28:22*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
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ἀντ-ε͂ιπον
(ἀντί, εἶπον), [in LXX for שׁוּב hi., דבר pi., ענה, etc.;]
2 aor., without present in use, to speak against, gainsay: Lk 21:15, Ac 4:14.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀντιλέγω. The strong sense of ἀ. in Rom 10”, oppose” may be illustrated by P Oxy VIII. 1148°% (i/A.D.) where an oracle is consulted as to whether it is better for a certain man and his wife μὴ συμφωνῆσαι viv τῷ πατρὶ α(ὐτοῦ) ἀλλὰ ἀντιλέγειν καὶ μὴ διδόναι γράμματα, “not to agree now with his father, but to oppose him and make no contract ” (Ed.). A somewhat weaker usage appears in Syd/ 523°! (iii/B.c.) ἐὰν δὲ οἱ γραμματοδιδάσκαλοι ἀντιλέγωσιν πρὸς αὑτοὺς περὶ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν παίδων, 20. 540%° (ii/B.c.), ἐὰν δὲ πρὸς αὑτοὺς ἀντιλέγωσιν οἱ ἐργῶναι περί τινος τῶν γεγραμμένων. Cf. also P Oxy I. 6γ᾽} (a dispute regarding property, A.D. 338) εἰ πρὸς τὴν Tov... πίέδίων] ἀποκατάστασιν .. . οἱ ἐΐ -- αἰἸτιαθ[έν)τες ἀντιλέγοιεν, ‘if the accused persons protest against the restoration of the estates” (Edd.), 76. X. 1252 verso8? (A.D. 28895) ἀντιλέγοντες ἔρρωνται, ‘‘ persist in their refusal ’’ (Edd.), and 24. 11. 237% }8 (petition of Dionysia, A.D. 186) 9 δὲ παρὼν ἀναγνωσθέντος τοῦ βιβλειδίου mpd βήματος ἐσιώπησεν, οὐδὲν ἀντειπεῖν δυνά[με]νο[ς] : so CPHerm γί 15 (?ii/aA.p.) εἰ δὲ θέλετε ἑτέραν γενέσθαι οὐκ ἀντιλέγω, οὐ γὰρ δύναμαι. *€ contradict,”’ oikoἀντίλη(μ)ψις. Like the verb, the subst. frequently has the meaning “‘help” in petitions, e.g. P Par 26% (B.c, 163-2) (= Se/ecdions, p. 17) δεόμεθα οὖν ὑμῶν, play ἔχουσαι ἐλπίδα τὴν 48 ἀντιπαρέρχομαι ὑφ᾽ ὑμῶν ἐσομένην ἀντίληψιν, ἀποστεῖλαι ἡμῶν τὴν ἔντευξιν ἐπὶ Διονύσιον, ‘ we beg you, therefore, having as our one hope the assistance that lies in your power, to send away our petition to Dionysius,” P Amh II. 3557 (B.c. 132) τυχόντες τῆς Tapa σ[ο]ῦ ἀντιλήψεως, P Grenf 1. 15! (not later than B.C. 146 or 135) σῆς δικαίας ἀντιλήψεως, BGU IV. 118777 (i/p.c.). For the extension of this meaning to religious matters in the LXX and in 1 Cor 1238, see BS p- 92. It should be noted that the p which WH insert in the noun in this last passage begins to invade it even in the earlier documents: cf. γον. p. 56. Thus P Lond 237° (B.c. 158) (=I. p. 38) ἧς ἔχετε πρὸς mavras ... ἀντιAp ews, and the same phrase in P Tebt I. 4339 (B.c. 118): cl. P Tebt 11. 283° (B.c. 93 or 60) τούτου δὲ γενομ[έ]νου ἔσομαι τετευχὼς [τῆ]ς παρὰ σοῦ ἀντιλήμψεως, ‘‘ for if this is done I shall have gained succour from you” (Edd). Later examples of the word are P Fay 296 (A.D. 113) 8d ἐπὶ σὲ τὴν καταφ[υ]γὴν ποιησάμενος ἀξιῶ ἐάν σοι φαίνηται ἀντιλήμψεως τυχεῖν πρὸς τὸ δύνασθαί με ἐπιμένιν ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ διευθύνων τὰ δημοσίᾳ, and BGU II. 613 (time of Antoninus Pius) δεόμενος τῆς ἀπὸ σοῦ ἀντιλήμψεως τ[υχεῖ]ν.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀντεῖπον (anteipon) — to contradict. ἀντεῖπον, aorist 2 without any present (compare ἀντερῶ, ἀντιλέγω, ἀνταγορεύω), speak against or in answer, gainsay, with dative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. πρός τινα or τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; oppose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ὑπέρ τινος speak in one's defence, [Refs 5th c.BC+] utter a word of contradiction, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δύο λόγω περὶ τῶν αὐτῶν ἀντειπεῖν speak on both sides of a question, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. κακῶς ἀ. τινά malign him in turn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
