Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (prep.) Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. 2. (prep.) From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof. 3. (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time. 4. (prep.) By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AGAINST a-genst' (kata; enantion; pros): Preposition expressing contrast. When used of direction, equivalent to "toward" (Matthew 10:35; Matthew 12:14, etc.); when of position, meaning "opposite," "facing," "in front of" (1 Kings 7:5 Genesis 15:10, Romans 8:31); when of action, "opposed to" (Matthew 5:11; Matthew 26:59 1 Corinthians 4:6); "in resistance to" (Hebrews 12:4); "provision for" (Greek eis, literally, "unto, toward" (1 Timothy 6:19)). Sometimes also applied to what breaks an established order as "customs" (Acts 28:17), "nature" (Romans 1:26). Peculiar shades of meaning may be traced by careful examination of the variety of prepositions in Hebrew and Greek employed in the Scriptures, that are translated into English by this one word. H. E. Jacobs HOLY GHOST (SPIRIT), SIN AGAINST THE See BLASPHEMY; HOLY SPIRIT, III, 1, (4). SIN AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST (SPIRIT) See BLASPHEMY.

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