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d. pres. mid. indic. of ἀντιτάσσω (LN 39.1) (BAGD p. 76): ‘to resist’ [AB, BAGD, HNTC, NIC, WBC; KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV, TEV, TNT], ‘to offer resistance’ [BAGD, Herm; NJB, REB], ‘to withstand’ [Lns], ‘to oppose’ [BAGD, LN; NIV]. The meaning is to withstand, implying inability to overcome the oppressors [Lns]. The present tense refers to the present continuing attitude of meekness by these righteous persons [Alf, My]; it presents the situation graphically [Lns, May]. QUESTION—What relationship does
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