476 antídikos (from 473 /antí, "against, off-set" and 1349 /díkē, "justice, a judge") – properly, a prosecuting attorney arguing a case-at-law; an "opponent at law" (TDNT).

476 /antídikos ("an accuser, adversary") brings formal charges, i.e. as they are binding to exact penalty. Satan acts as such an adversary, bringing the "(law)suit" of darkness against believers for their eternal damnation (cf. 1 Pet 5:8). Offsetting this is the perfect sacrifice of Christ (Jn 19:30)!

[476 (antídikos) is "an adversary in a lawsuit," from anti/"against," and dīkē/"a lawsuit," WS, 319.

476 (antidikos) is a technical legal term used in antiquity of an adversary in a courtroom, i.e. someone seeking official (formal, binding) damages.

The papyri (Pl Phdr 237) used 476 (antídikos) of an opponent in a law suit.]

STRONGS NT 476: ἀντίδικος

ἀντίδικος, ἀντίδικον (δίκη); as a substantive ὁ ἀντίδικος a. an opponent in a suit at law: Matthew 5:25; Luke 12:58; Luke 18:3 (Xenophon, Plato, often in the Attic orators).

b. universally, an adversavy, enemy (Aesehyl. Ag. 41; Sir. 33:9; 1 Samuel 2:10; Isaiah 41:11, etc.): 1 Peter 5:8 (unless we prefer to regard the devil as here called ἀντίδικος because he accuses men before God).



adversary.

From anti and dike; an opponent (in a lawsuit); specially, Satan (as the arch-enemy) -- adversary.

see GREEK anti

see GREEK dike

ἀνταπόδοσιν — 1 Occ.
ἀνταποκρινόμενος — 1 Occ.
ἀνταποκριθῆναι — 1 Occ.
ἀντέχεσθε — 1 Occ.
ἀντεχόμενον — 1 Occ.
ἀνθέξεται — 2 Occ.
ἀνθ' — 5 Occ.
ἀντὶ — 17 Occ.
ἀντιβάλλετε — 1 Occ.
ἀντιδιατιθεμένους — 1 Occ.
ἀντίδικος — 2 Occ.
ἀντιδίκου — 2 Occ.
ἀντιθέσεις — 1 Occ.
ἀντικατέστητε — 1 Occ.
ἀντικαλέσωσίν — 1 Occ.
ἀντικειμένῳ — 1 Occ.
ἀντικειμένων — 1 Occ.
ἀντικείμενοι — 3 Occ.
ἀντικείμενος — 1 Occ.
ἀντίκειται — 2 Occ.