Strong’s G477 · Greek
ἀντίθεσις
antíthesis
Definition
opposition, i.e. a conflict (of theories)
Etymology
from a compound of G473 (ἀντί) and G5087 (τίθημι);
Where the KJV renders it
- opposition
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