14 occurrences

'Contrary' in the Bible

And the contrary is in thee from women in thy whoredoms, That after thee none doth go a-whoring; And in thy giving a gift, And a gift hath not been given to thee; And thou art become contrary.

Verse ConceptsNot Like PeopleUnique Israelwhores

and the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

Verse ConceptsWindFar From HereThe Sea Stirred Uplakes

whom Jason hath received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying another to be king -- Jesus.'

Verse ConceptsdefianceKingship, DivineTreasonFalse Accusations, Examples OfWelcoming BelieversDifferent Personacting

And thence, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,

Verse Conceptssailing

And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: 'Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

Verse ConceptsCustomAncestorsPrisonersPlea Of InnocenceSalvation For Israel

for if thou, out of the olive tree, wild by nature, wast cut out, and, contrary to nature, wast graffed into a good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature, be graffed into their own olive tree?

Verse ConceptsOlivesParticipation, In ChristTreesCutting Off BranchesJoined To The ChurchOlive Treescutting

but, on the contrary, having seen that I have been entrusted with the good news of the uncircumcision, as Peter with that of the circumcision,

Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofPreaching, Importance OfSelf ConfidenceStewardshipEntrustingThe Gospel To Jew And Gentile

having blotted out the handwriting in the ordinances that is against us, that was contrary to us, and he hath taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross;

Verse ConceptsAbolish, Fulfilled By ChristBlottingLaws, AbolishedOnce Saved Always SavedRitual LawSin BearerLaw, TemporaryNailsCancelling DebtsSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionThe CrossDebttransition

who did both put to death the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and did persecute us, and God they are not pleasing, and to all men are contrary,

Verse ConceptsExcommunicationKilling ProphetsProphets KilledChrist Was KilledNot Pleasing GodRaceprophets

discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

Verse ConceptsSpeechcriticism

Bible Theasaurus

Adverse (8 instances)
Antagonistic (1 instance)
Capricious (2 instances)
Conflicting (1 instance)
Contrary (120 instances)
Converse (5 instances)
Counter (2 instances)
Hostile (53 instances)
Inconsistent (5 instances)
Obstinate (30 instances)
Opposite (162 instances)
Perverse (67 instances)
Reverse (34 instances)
Wayward (20 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀντίκειμαι 
Antikeimai 
Usage: 7

ἀπέναντι 
Apenanti 
over against , before , in the presence of , contrary
Usage: 5

ἐναντίος 
Enantios 
Usage: 8

ὑπεναντίος 
Hupenantios 
Usage: 2