ἀντίδικος
antidikos
“opponent”
Definition
an opponent (in a lawsuit); specially, Satan (as the arch-enemy)
from G473 (ἀντί) and G1349 (δίκη);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
ἀντίδικος appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.