What does ἀντιτάσσομαι (antitássomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀντιτάσσομαι (antitássomai): Active opposition through deliberate positioning against; implies organized resistance rather than passive refusal
Greek · G498
ἀντιτάσσομαι
To resist
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ἀντιτάσσομαιG498
Pronunciationantitássomai
What does ἀντιτάσσομαι (antitássomai) mean in the Bible?
ἀντιτάσσομαι (antitássomai): Active opposition through deliberate positioning against; implies organized resistance rather than passive refusal
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G498?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include opposes (2), opposed (1), resists (1), who did not resist (1).
Where does ἀντιτάσσομαι (antitássomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 18:6. Its strongest book concentrations include James (2), 1 Peter (1), Acts (1), Romans (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 Itopposes2×James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5
opposed1×Acts 18:6
resists1×Romans 13:2
who did not resist1×James 5:6
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 18:6ἀντιτασσομένωνtoopposedVerb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine PluralRomans 13:2ἀντιτασσόμενοςtoresistsVerb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine SingularJames 4:6ἀντιτάσσεταιtoopposesVerb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularJames 5:6ἀντιτάσσεταιtowho did not resistVerb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular1 Peter 5:5ἀντιτάσσεταιtoopposesVerb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 18:6
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Acts1Romans1James21 Peter1
Source forms
ἀντιτάσσεται3xantitassetaiJames 4:6, James 5:6, 1 Peter 5:5
ἀντιτασσόμενος1xantitassomenosRomans 13:2
ἀντιτασσομένων1xantitassomenōnActs 18:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular3xJames 4:6, James 5:6, 1 Peter 5:5
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine Plural1xActs 18:6
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular1xRomans 13:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Active opposition through deliberate positioning against; implies organized resistance rather than passive refusal
Strong'sG498
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to resist
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Active opposition through deliberate positioning against; implies organized resistance rather than passive refusal
to range on battle against; mid., to set oneself against, resist: absol., Act.18:6; with dative, Rom.13:2, Jas.4:6 5:6, 1Pe.5:5 (MM, VGT, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 18:6Verb Present Middle Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
ἀντιτασσομένωνantitassomenwn
I set myself against, resist
Read verseRomans 13:2Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀντιτασσόμενοςantitassomenov
I set myself against, resist
Read verseJames 4:6Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
ἀντιτάσσεται,antitassetai
I set myself against, resist
Read verseJames 5:6Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
ἀντιτάσσεταιantitassetai
I set myself against, resist
Read verse1 Peter 5:5Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
ἀντιτάσσεται,antitassetai
I set myself against, resist
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms5TensesPresentVoicesMiddle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality3×
Present MiddleJas 4:6 · Jas 5:6 · 1 Pet 5:53×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present MiddleActs 18:6 · Rom 13:22×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present5
Voice
middle5
Mood
indicative3participle2
NT Occurrences
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
ἀντιτάσσομαι is built from these roots: