Strong's Greek · G436
G436 anthístēmi
ἀνθίστημι
anth-is'-tay-mee
to oppose
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anthístēmi appears 14 times in Scripture, including Matthew 5:39 and Acts 6:10. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to stand against, i.e. oppose
In the King James Version
resist, withstand
Derivation
Appears 14 times in Scripture
“Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.”
“When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.”
“But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;”
“but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.”
“Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.”
“Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.”
“One of you will say to me, “Then why does God still find fault? For who can resist His will?””
“But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
