What does ἀντίδικος (antídikos) mean in the Bible?
ἀντίδικος (antídikos): Legal adversary with hostile intent; Satan as ultimate opponent in cosmic lawsuit against believers.
Greek · G476
ἀντίδικος
An opponent (in a lawsuit); specially, Satan (as the arch-enemy)
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ἀντίδικοςG476
Pronunciationantídikos
What does ἀντίδικος (antídikos) mean in the Bible?
ἀντίδικος (antídikos): Legal adversary with hostile intent; Satan as ultimate opponent in cosmic lawsuit against believers.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G476?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include adversary (4), [he] (1).
Where does ἀντίδικος (antídikos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (2), 1 Peter (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itadversary4×Matthew 5:25, Luke 12:58, Luke 18:3, 1 Peter 5:8
[he]1×Matthew 5:25
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Matthew 5:25ἀντιδίκῳtoadversaryNoun - Dative Masculine SingularMatthew 5:25ἀντίδικοςto[he]Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularLuke 12:58ἀντιδίκουtoadversaryNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularLuke 18:3ἀντιδίκουtoadversaryNoun - Genitive Masculine Singular1 Peter 5:8ἀντίδικοςtoadversaryNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 5:25
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew2Luke21 Peter1
Source forms
ἀντίδικος2xantidikosMatthew 5:25, 1 Peter 5:8
ἀντιδίκου2xantidikouLuke 12:58, Luke 18:3
ἀντιδίκῳ1xantidikōMatthew 5:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular2xLuke 12:58, Luke 18:3
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular2xMatthew 5:25, 1 Peter 5:8
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 5:25
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Legal adversary with hostile intent; Satan as ultimate opponent in cosmic lawsuit against believers.
Strong'sG476
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 5:25Source Gloss
an opponent (in a lawsuit); specially, Satan (as the arch-enemy)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Legal adversary with hostile intent; Satan as ultimate opponent in cosmic lawsuit against believers.
(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).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 5:25Noun Dative Singular Masculine
ἀντιδίκῳantidikw
an opponent, adversary
Read verseMatthew 5:25Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀντίδικοςantidikov
an opponent, adversary
Read verseLuke 12:58Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀντιδίκουantidikou
an opponent, adversary
Read verseLuke 18:3Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἀντιδίκουantidikou
an opponent, adversary
Read verse1 Peter 5:8Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἀντίδικοςantidikov
an opponent, adversary
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms5Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:25 · 1 Pet 5:82×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineLuke 12:58 · Luke 18:32×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:251×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
opponent in a legal dispute, literal courtroom context
opponent in lawsuit, practical legal and relational warning
Satan as spiritual enemy seeking to devour believers
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἀντίδικος is built from these roots: