antikeimai describes standing in opposition, whether of hostile people, conflicting forces, or conduct set against teaching.

The occurrences consistently describe opposition: people stand against a speaker or believers, the flesh and Spirit are set against each other, conduct is set against sound teaching, and one figure opposes and exalts himself above what is called god.

1. Standing in opposition · dominant

   Present participles identify opposing people in 1 Corinthians 16:9, Luke 21:15, and Philippians 1:28, where the APB renders them as “opponents” or “adversaries.” Present indicative forms describe what is “opposed” to sound teaching in 1 Timothy 1:10 and the flesh and Spirit as opposed to each other in Galatians 5:17; in 2 Thessalonians 2:4, the singular participle occurs of one who “opposes and exalts himself.”

   1 Corinthians 16:91 Timothy 1:102 Thessalonians 2:4Galatians 5:17Luke 21:15Philippians 1:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the opposition through “opponents,” “adversaries,” “opposed,” and “opposes.” These are renderings of the surrounding clauses rather than fixed English equivalents for each occurrence.