Gainsayer Gainsay Gainsaying

Gainsayer Gainsay Gainsaying

'''A — 1: ἀντιλέγω (Strong'S #483 — Verb — antilego — an-til'-eg-o )

"to contradict, oppose," lit., "say against," is translated "gainsaying" in  Romans 10:21;  Titus 2:9 , Rv (Av, "answering again"), of servants in regard to masters; in  Titus 1:9 "gainsayers." Moulton and Milligan (Vocab.) illustrate from the papyri "the strong sense of antilego in   Romans 10:21 , 'contradict,' 'oppose'." See Answer , Contradict.

'''A — 2: ἀντέπω (Strong'S #471 — Verb — anteipon — an-tep'-o )

which serves as an aorist tense of No. 1, is rendered "gainsay" in  Luke 21:15; "say against" in  Acts 4:14 . See Say.

'''B — 1: ἀντιλογία (Strong'S #485 — Noun Feminine — antilogia — an-tee-log-ee'-ah )

akin to A, No. 1, is rendered "gainsaying," in  Hebrews 12:3 , Rv, and  Jude 1:11 . Opposition in act seems to be implied in these two places; though this sense has been questioned by some, it is confirmed by instances from the papyri (Moulton and Milligan, Vocab.). See Contradiction , Dispute , Strife.

'''C — 1: ἀναντίρρητος (Strong'S #368 — Adjective — anantirrhetos — an-an-tir'-hray-tos )

lit., "not to be spoken against" (a, negative, n, euphonic, anti, "against," rhetos, "spoken"), is rendered "cannot be gainsaid" in  Acts 19:36 , Rv.

'''D — 1: ἀναντιρρήτως (Strong'S #369 — Adverb — anantirrhetos — an-an-tir-hray'-toce )

corresponding to C, is translated "without gainsaying" in  Acts 10:29; it might be rendered "unquestioningly."