ἀντίδικος antídikos
Meaning
an opponent (in a lawsuit); specially, Satan (as the arch-enemy)
In the King James Version: adversary
Derivation: from G473 (ἀντί) and G1349 (δίκη);
Where it is used
- 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.
- 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.
- Luke 18:3 And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
- 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.