What does ἀντιλοιδορέω (antiloidoréō) mean in the Bible?
ἀντιλοιδορέω (antiloidoréō) is a Greek word meaning "to rail in reply".
Greek · G486
ἀντιλοιδορέω
To rail in reply
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ἀντιλοιδορέωG486
Pronunciationantiloidoréō
What does ἀντιλοιδορέω (antiloidoréō) mean in the Bible?
ἀντιλοιδορέω (antiloidoréō) is a Greek word meaning "to rail in reply".
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How does the BSB render G486?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include He did not retaliate (1).
Where does ἀντιλοιδορέω (antiloidoréō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Peter 2:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (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 ItHe did not retaliate1×1 Peter 2:23
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Usage map
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First aligned row1 Peter 2:23
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
1 Peter1
Source forms
ἀντελοιδόρει1xanteloidorei1 Peter 2:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1x1 Peter 2:23
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to rail in reply
Source Gloss
to rail in reply
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to rail at or abuse in turn , (New Testament); Mid., with accusative rei, (Lucian) (ML)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Peter 2:23Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
ἀντελοιδόρει,anteloidorei
I abuse in return, give abuse for abuse
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect1
Voice
active1
Mood
indicative1
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)
Word Origins
ἀντιλοιδορέω is built from these roots: