- ἀντίδικος
- ἀντίδικος, ου, ὁ (s. δίκη; Aeschyl. et al.)① one who brings a charge in a lawsuit, accuser, plaintiff (so X. et al.; SIG 656, 24; 953, 5 and 15; very oft. pap, e.g. POxy 37 I, 8; 237 VII, 24 and 32; VIII, 12; BGU 592, 7; Pr 18:17; Jer 27:34; Philo, Aet. M. 142; Jos., Ant. 8, 30; loanw. in rabb.) Mt 5:25; Lk 12:58; 18:3. Of the devil, since he appears in court as an accuser 1 Pt 5:8 (cp. Rv 12:10; Job 1:6ff; Zech 3:1); but here and in Lk 18:3 it could mean② one who is continuously antagonistic to another, enemy, opponent in gener. (so Aeschyl., Ag. 41; Philod., Ira p. 65 W.; PGM 3, 6; 1 Km 2:10; Is 41:11; Sir 36:6; Jos., Ant. 13, 413). This would corresp. to the designation of the devil as ἐχθρός TestDan 6:3f.—B. 1432. DELG s.v. δίκη. M-M. TW.
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