Opponent
ἀντίδικοςStrong’s G0476antidikos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Antidikos is the Greek word usually translated “adversary” and “accuser”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.”
Meaning
Usually translated “adversary” and “accuser”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- adversary 3
- accuser 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 2
- Matthew 1
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 12:58When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
- Luke 18:3And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Greek dictionary
ἀντίδικος antidikos · opponent
ἀντίδικος, -ον (δίκη), [in LXX for רִיב ;] as subst., an opponent in a lawsuit, adversary: Mat.5:25, Luk.12:58 18:3, 1Pe.5:8 (Cremer, 696; MM, VGT, see word).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “opponent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OPPO'NENT, adjective
[Latin opponens, oppono; ob and pono, to set, put or lay, that is, to thrust against; Heb. to build, that is, to set, to found, Latin fundo.]
That opposes; opposite; adverse.
All definitions and other forms of “opponent”
OPPO'NENT, noun
One that opposes; particularly, one that opposes in controversy, disputation or argument. It is sometimes applied to the person that begins a dispute by raising objections to a tenet or doctrine, and is correlative to defendant or respondent. In common usage, however, it is applicable to either party in a controversy, denoting any person who opposes another or his cause. opponent may sometimes be used for adversary, and for antagonist, but not with strict propriety, as the word does not necessarily imply enmity nor bodily strife. Nor is it well used in the sense of rival or competitor.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.