The Greek word antilogia

Found only in Heb. 6:16; 7:7; 12:3; Jude 11, the Greek noun “antilogia” meant “strife,” “contradiction,” “rebellion,” or “contention.”

In Heb. 6:16; 7:7 this noun is used “in a more technical sense” (Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, 1:110).  Hebrews  6:16 uses this term to describe the confirmation of an oath that ends “all dispute,” and Heb. 7:7 uses this term to describe what is “indisputable” (ibid).  The words “opposition” and “resistance” are good definitions for this noun in Heb. 12:3.  Jude used this term to describe “rebellion.”

 

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