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ἀντιλοιδορέω
antiloidoreō
G0486
G:V Greek

to retaliate

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antiloidoreo describes responding to reviling with reviling in return, the response denied in 1 Peter 2:23.

Its sole attested use describes answering reviling with a retaliatory reviling; in 1 Peter 2:23, that response is explicitly denied.

Senses in use

  1. Answering reviling with reviling · dominant

    In 1 Peter 2:23, the imperfect active indicative form occurs in the clause denying a response when he was reviled. The APB renders the clause "he did not revile in return," confirming a retaliatory response to abuse as the setting.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 2:23, the APB presents the clause as "he did not revile in return." This wording confirms the clause's overall retaliatory setting rather than isolating each element of the Greek form.

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