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ἐνέχω

To oppose

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ἐνέχω G1758
Pronunciation enéchō

What does ἐνέχω (enéchō) mean in the Bible?

ἐνέχω (enéchō) is a Greek word meaning "to oppose". ἐν-έχω [in LXX: Gen.

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Meaning

to oppose
Extended definition
1to hold in; pass., to be held, entangled: with dative of thing(s); jig., ζυγῷ δουλείας, Gal.5:1 (cf. MM, Exp., xii); θλίψρεσιν, 2Th.1:4 (cf. ἀσεβείσιν, 3Mac, l.with).
2to set oneself against, be urgent against (as Ge, l.with; for con­struction, see Swete, Mk., l.with): Mrk.6:19, Luk.11:53.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Imperfect Present
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Imperfect Active Mark 6:19 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active Luke 11:53 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Passive Gal 5:1 1×
3 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
imperative 1 background 1 infinitive 1
Tense
present 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 2 passive 1
Mood
imperative 1 infinitive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 6:19 ἐνεῖχεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 11:53 ἐνέχειν present active infinitive infinitive Galatians 5:1 ἐνέχεσθε present passive imperative imperative

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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