What does ἐναντίος (enantíos) mean in the Bible?
ἐναντίος (enantíos): Physically opposite or facing; metaphorically hostile or antagonistic, especially opposing God's purposes
Greek · G1727
ἐναντίος
Opposite; figuratively, antagonistic
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ἐναντίος G1727
Pronunciation enantíos
What does ἐναντίος (enantíos) mean in the Bible?
ἐναντίος (enantíos): Physically opposite or facing; metaphorically hostile or antagonistic, especially opposing God's purposes
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1727?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include against (2), against it (1), against us (1), hostile (1), in front of (1).
Where does ἐναντίος (enantíos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 14:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Mark (2), 1 Thessalonians (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It against 2× Mark 6:48, Acts 28:17
against it 1× Matthew 14:24
against us 1× Acts 27:4
hostile 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:15
in front of 1× Mark 15:39
opposes [us] 1× Titus 2:8
to oppose 1× Acts 26:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 14:24 ἐναντίος to against it Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 6:48 ἐναντίος to against Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 15:39 ἐναντίας to in front of Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Acts 26:9 ἐναντία to to oppose Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 27:4 ἐναντίους to against us Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Acts 28:17 ἐναντίον to against Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 1 Thessalonians 2:15 ἐναντίων to hostile Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Titus 2:8 ἐναντίας to opposes [us] Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 14:24
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Acts 3 1 Thessalonians 1 Titus 1
Source forms
ἐναντίας 2x enantias Mark 15:39, Titus 2:8
ἐναντίος 2x enantios Matthew 14:24, Mark 6:48
ἐναντία 1x enantia Acts 26:9
ἐναντίον 1x enantion Acts 28:17
ἐναντίους 1x enantious Acts 27:4
ἐναντίων 1x enantiōn 1 Thessalonians 2:15
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular 2x Mark 15:39, Titus 2:8
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 14:24, Mark 6:48
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 27:4
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Acts 26:9
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 28:17
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x 1 Thessalonians 2:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Physically opposite or facing; metaphorically hostile or antagonistic, especially opposing God's purposes
Strong's G1727
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 6 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 27:1-12 Source Gloss
opposite; figuratively, antagonistic
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 14:24 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐναντίος enantiov
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
Read verse Mark 6:48 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐναντίος enantiov
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
Read verse Mark 15:39 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐναντίας enantiav
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
Read verse Acts 26:9 Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
ἐναντία enantia
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
Read verse Acts 27:4 Adjective Accusative Plural Masculine
ἐναντίους. enantiouv
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
Read verse Acts 28:17 Adjective Accusative Singular Neuter
ἐναντίον enantion
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
ἐναντίων, enantiwn
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
Read verse Titus 2:8 Adjective Genitive Singular Feminine
ἐναντίας enantiav
opposite, opposed, contrary, the adversary
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:24 · Mark 6:48 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 15:39 · Titus 2:8 2×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine 1 Thess 2:15 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 26:9 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Acts 27:4 1×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 28:17 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Opposed or against.
Showing 1 selected witness from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐναντίος is built from this root:
ἔναντι G1725
Why This Word Matters
Describes adverse winds shaping the narrative tension. Acts 27:1-12
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain