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gaÌ„n-sā´, gaÌ„n´saÌ„ (ἀντεῖπον, anteıÌpon, ἀντιλεÌγω, antileÌgoÌ„, “to say or speak againstâ€): Occurs as anteipon, “not ... able to withstand or to gainsay†(); as antilegoÌ„, “a disobedient and gainsaying people†(); 2 Esdras 5:29, contradicebant; Judith 8:28, anthıÌsteÌ„mi; 12:14, anteroÌ„; Additions to Esther 13:9, antitaÌssoÌ„Ì„; 1 Macc 14:44, anteipon.
Gainsayer, antilegoÌ„ (, “exhort and convince (the Revised Version (British and American) “convictâ€) the gainsayersâ€).
Gainsaying, antilogıÌa (, “the gain-saying of Korahâ€);antilogia is Septuagint for merı̄bhaÌ„h (); anantirrheÌ„ÌtoÌ„s, “without contradiction†(, “without gainsayingâ€).
The Revised Version (British and American) has “gainsaid†for “spoken against†(); “not gainsaying†for “not answering again†(); “gainsaying†for “contradiction†().