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kon´tra-ri (קרי, kÌ£erı̄; ἐναντιÌος, enantıÌos): In the Old Testament it has the sense of antagonistic, as one person opposed or hostile to the other, especially in , , , , , , , where Yahweh declares His attitude toward the people in such phrases as: “If ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; then I will walk contrary unto you in wrath.â€
In the New Testament it has a more varied significance and is applied to both material and human relations as simply opposite, set over against an object or thing. Used of the wind as in ; ; , where it is spoken of as contrary. Refers also to conflicting doctrines, customs or beliefs, as , “and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine.†Several other Greek words are translated with almost an identical meaning. Occasionally a prefix gives a slightly different shade of meaning.