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Contrary:

kon'-tra-ri (qeri; enantios): In the Old Testament it has the sense of antagonistic, as one person opposed or hostile to the other, especially in Le 26:21,23,24,27,28,40,41, where Yahweh declares His attitude toward the people in such phrases as: "If ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; then I will walk contrary unto you in wrath."

In the New Testament it has a more varied significance and is applied to both material and human relations as simply opposite, set over against an object or thing. Used of the wind as in Mt 14:24; Mr 6:48; Ac 27:4, where it is spoken of as contrary. Refers also to conflicting doctrines, customs or beliefs, as 1Ti 1:10, "and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine." Several other Greek words are translated with almost an identical meaning. Occasionally a prefix gives a slightly different shade of meaning.

Written by Walter G. Clippinger

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Contrary:

"to be contrary" (anti, "against," keimai, "to lie"), Gal 5:17; 1Ti 1:10.
See ADVERSARY.

Contrary:

"beside," has the meaning "contrary to" in Act 18:13; Rom 11:24; 16:17; "other than" in Gal 1:8.

Contrary:

lit., "from over against, opposite to" (apo, "from," enantios, "against,"), is translated "contrary to" in Act 17:7; "before" in Mat 27:24; Rom 3:18; "over against;" in Mat 27:61; "in the presence of," in Act 3:16.

Note: The most authentic mss. have katenanti, "over against," in Mat 21:2.

Contrary:

"over against" (en, "in," antios, "against"), is used primarily of place, Mar 15:39; of an opposing wind, Mat 14:24; Mar 6:48; Act 27:4; metaphorically, opposed as an adversary, antagonistic, Act 26:9; 1Th 2:15; Tts 2:8; Act 28:17, "against."

Contrary:

hupo, "under," and No. 1, opposite to, is used of "that which is contrary to persons," Col 2:14, and as a noun, "adversaries," Hbr 10:27.
See ADVERSARY.