# τοὐναντίον/tounantion This word is used to describe an action or situation. It is an adverb. * This word means rather, instead, or on the contrary. * It is used to show that what the speaker says next will somehow be opposite or in contrast to what he just said. See: 2 Corinthians 2:7; Galatians 2:7; 1 Peter 3:9