ἀντίδικος
antídikos
adversary
A legal opponent, one who brings a case against another or opposes someone in a judicial context; by extension, a personal adversary or opponent in a dispute. While primarily denoting an adversary in legal matters—such as a plaintiff or prosecuting party—it is sometimes used metaphorically for any hostile opponent, including the figure of Satan as the adversary in certain New Testament contexts.
1 Peter 5:8 · Word #4
Lexicon G476
| Lemma | ἀντίδικος |
| Transliteration | antídikos |
| Strong's | G476 |
| Definition | A legal opponent, one who brings a case against another or opposes someone in a judicial context; by extension, a personal adversary or opponent in a dispute. While primarily denoting an adversary in legal matters—such as a plaintiff or prosecuting party—it is sometimes used metaphorically for any hostile opponent, including the figure of Satan as the adversary in certain New Testament contexts. |
Morphology N NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | adversary |
| Literal | adversary |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἀντίδικος |
| Strong's | G476 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G476-02
legal adversary
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); functioning as a singular male-gendered substantive. |
| Rendering Rationale | The compound ἀντί (against) + δίκη (legal case) denotes one who stands against another in a lawsuit. "Legal adversary" preserves the judicial root sense while reflecting the nominative masculine singular form as a substantive subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
legal adversary
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 captures the nuance of a judicial adversary, which is suitable given the metaphorical use for the devil here. SILEX supports this specific sense. |