antilego describes speaking in opposition, whether contradicting, contesting, or answering against a person or claim.

The occurrences consistently describe verbal opposition: people contradict spoken teaching, dispute a claim, oppose an authority, or are unable to answer in reply. The same opposition can be directed against a person, a message, or a group identified as being spoken against.

1. Speaking or standing in verbal opposition · dominant

   In Acts 13:45, the imperfect active plural form describes opponents contradicting what Paul had spoken; the APB renders the clause "contradicted what was spoken by Paul." Present active forms identify those who oppose or dispute in Romans 10:21, Titus 1:9, and Titus 2:9, while the passive forms in Luke 2:34 and Acts 28:22 portray a sign or sect as spoken against. In Luke 21:15, the aorist active infinitive concerns adversaries being unable to answer against the given wisdom.

   Acts 13:45Romans 10:21Titus 1:9Titus 2:9Luke 2:34Luke 21:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the verbal opposition as "contradicted," "disputed," "spoken against," "withstand or contradict," "oppose," and "argumentative." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these variations reflect the clauses' contexts rather than separate lexical meanings.