antilegō · speak against

What it means

antilegō (ἀντιλέγω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “speak against”.

Contradict, oppose.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To say the opposite of someone or resist him with words.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• contradict ×2
• contend ×1
• contrary ×1
• it is spoken against ×1
• objected ×1
• opposes ×1
• say against it ×1
• talking back ×1
• were contradicting ×1
• will be spoken against ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• John×1
• Acts×4
• Romans×1
• Titus×2

• Luke 2:34

  And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Look, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against

• Luke 20:27

  And some of the Sadducees, those who contend that there is no resurrection, came up and asked him,

• Luke 21:15

  for I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all those who oppose you will not be able to resist or contradict.

• John 19:12

  From this Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.”

• Acts 4:14

  And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

• Acts 13:45

  But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and were contradicting the things spoken by Paul, blaspheming.

• Acts 28:19

  But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not as though I had anything to accuse my nation of.

• Acts 28:22

  But we think it right to hear from you what you think; for concerning this party it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.”

• Romans 10:21

  But to Israel he says: All day long I have stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.

• Titus 1:9

  holding fast to the trustworthy word that accords with the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.

• Titus 2:9

  Slaves are to be submissive to their own masters in everything, to be pleasing, not talking back,