Strong's Greek · G476

ἀντίδικος

antídikos

adversary

Definition

an opponent (in a lawsuit); specially, Satan (as the arch-enemy)

Derivation

from G473 (ἀντί) and G1349 (δίκη);

Appears 5 times in Scripture

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Luke 18:3

And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

Luke 12:58

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.

Matthew 5:25

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.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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