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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (prep.) Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.

2. (prep.) From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.

3. (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.

4. (prep.) By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

AGAINST

a-genst' (kata; enantion; pros): Preposition expressing contrast. When used of direction, equivalent to "toward" (Matthew 10:35; Matthew 12:14, etc.); when of position, meaning "opposite," "facing," "in front of" (1 Kings 7:5 Genesis 15:10, Romans 8:31); when of action, "opposed to" (Matthew 5:11; Matthew 26:59 1 Corinthians 4:6); "in resistance to" (Hebrews 12:4); "provision for" (Greek eis, literally, "unto, toward" (1 Timothy 6:19)). Sometimes also applied to what breaks an established order as "customs" (Acts 28:17), "nature" (Romans 1:26). Peculiar shades of meaning may be traced by careful examination of the variety of prepositions in Hebrew and Greek employed in the Scriptures, that are translated into English by this one word.

H. E. Jacobs

HOLY GHOST (SPIRIT), SIN AGAINST THE

See BLASPHEMY; HOLY SPIRIT, III, 1, (4).

SIN AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST (SPIRIT)

See BLASPHEMY.

Greek

2596. kata -- down, against, according to
... down, against, according to. Part of Speech: Preposition Transliteration: kata Phonetic
Spelling: (kat-ah') Short Definition: down from, against, according to ...
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497. antistrateuomai -- to make war against
... to make war against. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: antistrateuomai Phonetic
Spelling: (an-tee-strat-yoo'-om-ahee) Short Definition: I campaign against ...
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2649. katamartureo -- to testify or bear witness against
... to testify or bear witness against. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: katamartureo
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-am-ar-too-reh'-o) Short Definition: I give ...
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498. antitasso -- to range in battle against, to set oneself ...
... to range in battle against, to set oneself against. Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: antitasso Phonetic Spelling: (an-tee-tas'-som-ahee) Short Definition ...
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561. apenanti -- over against, before
... over against, before. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: apenanti Phonetic
Spelling: (ap-en'-an-tee) Short Definition: over against, opposite, in view of ...
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4366. prosregnumi -- to break against
... to break against. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prosregnumi Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-rayg'-noo-mee) Short Definition: I dash against Definition: I dash ...
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464. antagonizomai -- to struggle against
... to struggle against. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: antagonizomai Phonetic
Spelling: (an-tag-o-nid'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I resist, strive against ...
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2018. epiphero -- to bring upon or against
... to bring upon or against. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epiphero Phonetic
Spelling: (ep-ee-fer'-o) Short Definition: I bring forward against Definition ...
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496. antipipto -- to fall against, strive against
... to fall against, strive against. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: antipipto
Phonetic Spelling: (an-tee-pip'-to) Short Definition: I fall foul of, resist ...
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2314. theomachos -- fighting against God
... fighting against God. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: theomachos Phonetic
Spelling: (theh-om'-akh-os) Short Definition: fighting against God ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7852. satam -- to bear a grudge or cherish animosity against
... satam. 7853 . to bear a grudge or cherish animosity against. Transliteration:
satam Phonetic Spelling: (saw-tam') Short Definition: against. Word Origin a prim ...
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8618. teqomem -- rise up against
... 8617, 8618. teqomem. 8619 . rise up against. Transliteration: teqomem Phonetic
Spelling: (tek-o-mame') Short Definition: against. ... rise up against ...
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5978. immad -- against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto,
... 5977, 5978. immad. 5979 . against, by, from, me, mine, of, that I take, unto,.
Transliteration: immad Phonetic Spelling: (im-mawd') Short Definition: against ...
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7125. qirah -- against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way
... 7124, 7125. qirah. 7126 . against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way.
Transliteration: qirah Phonetic Spelling: (keer-aw') Short Definition: seek. ...
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5226. nekach -- before, over against
... 5225b, 5226. nekach. 5227 . before, over against. Transliteration: nekach Phonetic
Spelling: (nay'-kakh) Short Definition: before. ... before, over against ...
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6895. qabab -- to utter a curse against, curse
... 6894, 6895. qabab. 6896 . to utter a curse against, curse. Transliteration:
qabab Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-bab') Short Definition: curse. Word Origin a prim ...
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3846b. Leb Qamay -- "the heart of (those who are) rising up ...
Leb Qamay. 3846a, 3846b. Leb Qamay. 3847 . "the heart of (those who are)
rising up against Me," cryptic name for Chaldea (Babylon). ...
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5921. al -- upon, above, over
... 40), according* (2), account (11), account* (2), across* (1), addition (4), addition*
(1), afflicted (1), after (14), after* (1), against (536), against* (1 ...
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854. eth -- with (denoting proximity)
... with (denoting proximity). Transliteration: eth Phonetic Spelling: (ayth) Short
Definition: against. ... against, among, before, by, for, from, into, out of,. ...
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5973. im -- with
... with. Transliteration: im Phonetic Spelling: (eem) Short Definition: against. ...
accompanying, against, and, as long as, before, beside, by reason of, for all,. ...
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Library

Against Praxeas
Against Praxeas. <. Against Praxeas Tertullian. Translated by Dr.
Holmes Table of Contents. Title Page. Introduction. Chapter ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/against praxeas/

Against Hermogenes
Against Hermogenes. <. Against Hermogenes Tertullian. Translated
by Dr. Holmes Table of Contents. Title Page. Chapter ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/against hermogenes/

Against Heresies
Against Heresies. <. Against Heresies Irenæus. Table of Contents.
Title Page. Against Heresies: Book I. Introductory Note ...
//christianbookshelf.org/irenaeus/against heresies/

Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews
Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews. <. Three Books of Testimonies
Against the Jews Cyprian. Table of Contents. Title Page. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/cyprian/three books of testimonies against the jews/

Origen Against Celsus
Origen Against Celsus. <. Origen Against Celsus Origen. Translated by the
Rev. Frederick Crombie, DD Table of Contents. Title Page. Book I. Preface. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/origen/origen against celsus/

The Seven Books of Arnobius Against the Heathen
The Seven Books of Arnobius Against the Heathen. <. The Seven Books
of Arnobius Against the Heathen Arnobius. Translated ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/

The Five Books Against Marcion
The Five Books Against Marcion. <. The Five Books Against Marcion Tertullian.
Translated by Dr. Holmes Table of Contents. Title Page. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/the five books against marcion/

Against the Valentinians
Against the Valentinians. <. Against the Valentinians Tertullian. Translated
by Dr. Roberts Table of Contents. Title Page. Introduction. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/against the valentinians/

Against Lying
Against Lying. <. Against Lying St. Augustine. Rev. H. Browne, MA
Table of Contents. Title Page. Against Lying. Introduction. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/against lying/

The Prescription Against Heretics
The Prescription Against Heretics. <. The Prescription Against Heretics
Tertullian. Translated by the Rev. Peter Holmes, DD, FRAS, Etc., Etc. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/the prescription against heretics/

Thesaurus

Against (17413 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (prep.) Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as,
against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. ...
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Over-against (156 Occurrences)
Over-against. Over-abundant, Over-against. Overall . Multi-Version
Concordance Over-against (156 Occurrences). Matthew ...
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Siegeworks (8 Occurrences)
... 20:20 Only the trees of which you know that they are not trees for food, you shall
destroy and cut them down; and you shall build bulwarks against the city ...
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Sinneth (25 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body;
but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. ...
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Schemes (25 Occurrences)
... Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil. ... Psalms 21:11 For they intended evil against you. ...
/s/schemes.htm - 12k

Kicked (9 Occurrences)
... and doth enjoy its sabbaths, in the desolation without them, and they accept the
punishment of their iniquity, because, even because, against My judgments they ...
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Vex (20 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 2:19 and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex
them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the ...
/v/vex.htm - 14k

Kick (8 Occurrences)
... It is hard for thee to kick against the goad" (Acts 9:4; Acts 26:14). ... It is hard
for you to kick against the goads.' (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Subsist (10 Occurrences)
... Matthew 12:25 But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided
against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided ...
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Sinning (59 Occurrences)
... John 8:3 Now the scribes and Pharisees came, with a woman who had been taken
in the act of sinning against the married relation; (BBE). ...
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Bible Concordance

Against (17413 Occurrences)

Against is used 17413 times in 12 translations.

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