antidikos: an opponent, adversaryOriginal Word: ἀντίδικος, ου, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Phonetic Spelling: (an-tid'-ee-kos)
Short Definition: an opponent, adversary
Definition: an opponent (at law), an adversary.
476 /antídikos ("an accuser, adversary") brings formal charges, i.e. as they are binding to exact penalty. Satan acts as such an adversary, bringing the "(law)suit" of darkness against believers for their eternal damnation (cf. 1 Pet 5:8). Offsetting this is the perfect sacrifice of Christ (Jn 19:30)!
[476 (antídikos) is "an adversary in a lawsuit," from anti/"against," and dīkē/"a lawsuit," WS, 319.
476 (antidikos) is a technical legal term used in antiquity of an adversary in a courtroom, i.e. someone seeking official (formal, binding) damages.
The papyri (Pl Phdr 237) used 476 (antídikos) of an opponent in a law suit.]
NAS Exhaustive ConcordanceWord Origin
from anti and diké
an opponent, adversary
adversary (1), opponent (3), opponent at law (1).
Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 476: ἀντίδικος
ἀντίδικος, ἀντίδικον (δίκη); as a substantive ὁ ἀντίδικος a. an opponent in a suit at law: Matthew 5:25; Luke 12:58; Luke 18:3 (Xenophon, Plato, often in the Attic orators).
b. universally, an adversavy, enemy (Aesehyl. Ag. 41; Sir. 33:9; 1 Samuel 2:10; Isaiah 41:11, etc.): 1 Peter 5:8 (unless we prefer to regard the devil as here called ἀντίδικος because he accuses men before God). see GREEK anti see GREEK dike
see GREEK anti
see GREEK dike
Englishman's ConcordanceStrong's Greek 476
ἀντιδίκῳ — 1 Occ.
ἀντίδικος — 2 Occ.
ἀντιδίκου — 2 Occ.
Matthew 5:25 N-DMS
GRK: εὐνοῶν τῷ ἀντιδίκῳ σου ταχὺ
NAS: quickly with your opponent at law
KJV: with thine adversary quickly,
INT: agreeing with adversary of you quickly
1 Peter 5:8 N-NMS