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ἀνταποκρίνομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀνταποκρίνομαι
Greek transliteration: 
antapokrinomai
Simplified transliteration: 
antapokrinomai
Principal Parts: 
-, -, -, -, ἀνταπεκρίθην
Numbers
Strong's number: 
470
GK Number: 
503
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-2d(6)
Gloss: 
to talk back, answer (with implication of contradicting someone)
Definition: 
occurs in the NT only in the middle, to answer, speak in answer, Lk. 14:6; to reply against, contradict, dispute, Rom. 9:20*

Greek-English Concordance for

Luke 14:6 And they were not able to give (antapokrithēnai | ἀνταποκριθῆναι | aor pass inf ) an answer to this.
Romans 9:20 But who are you, a mere mortal, to criticize (antapokrinomenos | ἀνταποκρινόμενος | pres mid ptcp nom sg masc) God? Certainly the thing that is molded may not say to the one who molded it, “Why have you made me like this?”