ἐνέχω
enechō
to oppose
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word ἐνέχω (G1758) translates to "to oppose." This fundamental meaning underlies its usage in the New Testament. With three occurrences, a relatively rare word like ἐνἐχω suggests it has specific, deliberate applications. The specific opposition nature of ἐνἐχω indicates a sense of resistance, counteraction, or confrontation, rather than a neutral or passive absence. This implies the speakers or authors who employed the word sought to convey a stronger sense of conflict. While having only three occurrences limits the scope of broader analysis, it's clear that ἐνἐχω was chosen by New Testament authors to signify a particular kind of opposition. Further research may be warranted with additional text data, but based on this evidence, the meaning of ἐνἐχω as an opposition word is relatively clear and defined.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,
Luke 11:53As he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be terribly angry, and to draw many things out of him;
Galatians 5:1Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.