antapokrinomai describes replying in opposition, whether an answer is withheld or a person answers back to God.

The attested use concerns a reply made in opposition: Luke 14:6 depicts an inability to give such a reply, while Romans 9:20 addresses a person answering back to God.

1. Replying in opposition · dominant

   In Luke 14:6, the aorist passive infinitive occurs where the people are unable to respond to what was said; the APB renders the clause, “And they were unable to reply to these things.” In Romans 9:20, the present middle participle describes the man who answers back to God, followed by the molded object's challenge to its molder; the APB renders, “But who are you, O man, to answer back to God?”

   Luke 14:6Romans 9:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clauses with “reply” in Luke 14:6 and “answer back” in Romans 9:20. These renderings confirm the verses' opposing-response context rather than fixing a separate English equivalent for each form.