θεομάχοι

theomáchos

fighters against God

One who opposes or resists a deity, specifically, an adversary of God; used of a person actively engaging in opposition or hostile action against divine will or perceived divine action. In certain contexts, may refer to someone opposing what is understood or presented as God's work, messenger, or authority.

G2314

Acts 5:39 · Word #12

Lexicon G2314

Lemmaθεομάχος
Transliterationtheomáchos
Strong'sG2314
DefinitionOne who opposes or resists a deity, specifically, an adversary of God; used of a person actively engaging in opposition or hostile action against divine will or perceived divine action. In certain contexts, may refer to someone opposing what is understood or presented as God's work, messenger, or authority.

Morphology ADJ.S NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasefighters against God
LiteralGod-fighters

Lexical Info

Lemmaθεομάχος
Strong'sG2314

SIBI-P1 Translation G2314-01

God-fighters

Morphological NotesGr,NS,,,,NMP — substantive adjective; nominative masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe compound θεο- (God) and -μάχος (fighter) directly yields "God-fighter." The nominative masculine plural form is reflected by the plural rendering "God-fighters."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

God-fighters

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'God-fighters' preserves the transliterated compound and specific nuance of θεομάχοι in context; maintained per instructions.