The Greek adverb anantirrhētōs (G369) is the adverbial form of G368 (anantirrhētos), meaning "without speaking against" or "without making an objection." It appears once in Acts 10:29, where Peter tells Cornelius: "I came without raising any objection."
The word captures Peter's willing compliance with the Spirit's direction — no hesitation, no resistance, no contradiction of the divine command.
Peter's use of anantirrhētōs in Acts 10:29 is a significant spiritual confession. He had received the vision of clean and unclean animals three times (Acts 10:9-16) and had been wrestling with its implications. When Cornelius' messengers arrived, Peter had to decide: would he obey the vision or default to his cultural prejudices?
He came anantirrhētōs — without objection. This one word encapsulates the breakthrough that changed the church: a Jewish apostle walking into a Gentile's house without contradicting the Spirit who had sent him. Obedience without inner resistance is the fruit of a transformed heart. "For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose" (Philippians 2:13).