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noun · masculine

antidikos

Greekἀντίδικος (antidikos)

Strong’sG476

an opponent, adversary

stem antidik-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

adversaryaccuser

What it means

ἀντίδικος, -ον

(< δίκη), [in LXX for רִיב;]

as subst., an opponent in a lawsuit, adversary: Mt 5:25, Lk 12:58 18:3, I Pe 5:8 (Cremer, 696; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G476 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-tid'-ee-kos

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

Fromfrom G473 and G1349;

King Jamesadversary.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence caseone singularmore than one plural
subject nominativeantidikosἀντίδικοςantidikois
object accusativeantidikonantidikoin
direct address vocativeantidikorantidikoir
of, belonging to genitiveantidikouἀντιδίκουantidikoiu
to, for dativeantidikoἀντιδίκῳantidikoi

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
antidikstem+ogender+snruits job in the sentence case+ione · more than one number

antidiko is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

antidikos“accuser”subjectnominative singular

Matthew 5:25“accuser”asōr eunoarōtos to antidiko su tachuem heōs hotinou asō meta autou en ta hoda, mēpote sin paradōateia tos antidikos to krito, kai tos kritos to hupēreto, kai eis fulakan ballisi;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.

1 Peter 5:8“adversary”nēfavar, grēgoravar. tos antidikos vu diabolos hōs leōnos ōruerōtos peripatatō zētarōtos tinon katapinara;Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

antidikou“adversary”of, belonging togenitive singular

Luke 12:58“adversary”hōs gar hupagasō meta tou antidikou su epi archōnon, en ta hoda dōasar ergasian apallassirē apo autou, mēpote katasurateiō sin pros ton kriton, kai tos kritos sin paradōati to praktōro, kai tos praktōros sin ballati eis fulakan.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.

Luke 18:3“adversary”chēras de ate en ta polita ekeina kai erchete pros auton legarōtas; Ekdikasar min apo tou antidikou mu.And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

antidiko“adversary”to, fordative singular

Matthew 5:25“adversary”asōr eunoarōtos to antidiko su tachuem heōs hotinou asō meta autou en ta hoda, mēpote sin paradōateia tos antidikos to krito, kai tos kritos to hupēreto, kai eis fulakan ballisi;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.