ἀντίκειμαι G0480
To oppose, be set against, act as an adversary; to stand in hostile opposition to someone or something.
A middle/passive verb meaning 'to be set against' or 'to oppose,' used in the New Testament for those who actively resist God's purposes or his people. Jesus' opponents are 'put to shame' (Luke 13:17), and he promises wisdom that no adversary can withstand (Luke 21:15). Paul finds 'a wide door for effective work' in Ephesus alongside 'many adversaries' (1 Cor 16:9). The term also describes internal spiritual conflict: flesh and Spirit 'oppose each other' (Gal 5:17). In the Pastorals it characterizes hostile forces ranged against sound teaching (1 Tim 1:10; 5:14). Spanish 'adversario/oponerse' and French 's'opposer' capture the adversarial force well.
Senses
1. oppose / be an adversary — To oppose, to be set against as an adversary — describing active hostility or resistance directed at persons, teachings, or spiritual realities. In Luke 13:17 and 21:15, the 'ones opposing' (antikeimenoi) are adversaries of Jesus and his followers; in 1 Cor 16:9 Paul speaks of 'many adversaries' in Ephesus; Gal 5:17 describes the flesh and Spirit as 'opposed to each other'; Phil 1:28 refers to those who 'oppose' the gospel community; and 1 Tim 5:14 warns against giving the adversary occasion. The multilingual evidence (Spanish 'adversario/oponerse,' French 's'opposer,' German 'Widersacher') uniformly reflects a single sense of active, hostile opposition. 8×
AR["المُعارِضينَ", "المُعَارِضِينَ", "المُقاوِمينَ", "المُقاوِمُ", "المُقاوِمِ", "مُقَاوِمُونَ", "يُعارِضانِ", "يُقاوِمُ"]·ben["প্রতিপক্ষকে", "প্রতিপক্ষদের", "বিরোধিতাকারী", "বিরোধী,", "বিরোধীরা", "যে-বিরোধিতা-করে"]·DE["ἀντίκειται", "ἀντικείμενοι", "ἀντικείμενος", "ἀντικειμένων", "ἀντικειμένῳ"]·EN["adversaries", "adversary", "are-opposed", "is-opposed", "ones-opposing", "opposing"]·FR["s'opposer"]·heb["מִתְנַגְּדִים", "מִתְנַגְּדִים,", "מִתְנַגֵּד"]·HI["विरोध-करने-वअल", "विरोध-करने-वाले", "विरोधि", "विरोधि,", "विरोधि-है", "विरोधि-हैन,", "विरोधी"]·ID["bertentangan", "bertentangan-dengan", "lawan", "lawan-lawan", "melawan", "penentang-penentang", "yang-menentangmu"]·IT["opporsi"]·jav["ingkang-nglawan", "mengsah", "nglawan", "nglawan,", "tiyang-ingkang-nglawan"]·KO["대적하노라,", "대적하는-자", "대적하는-자들,", "대적하는-자들이", "대적하는-자에게", "반대되면,"]·PT["adversário", "adversários", "que-se-opunham", "que-se-opõe", "que-se-opõem", "se-opõe", "se-opõem"]·RU["противится", "противниками", "противники", "противников", "противнику", "противятся", "противящиеся", "противящийся"]·ES["adversario", "adversarios", "oponiéndose", "que-se-opone", "que-se-oponen", "que-se-oponían", "se-opone", "se-oponen"]·SW["anayepinga", "kinapinga", "mpinzani", "vinapingana", "waliompinga", "wanaopingana-na", "wapinzani"]·TR["hasma", "karsi-olanlardan", "karşı", "karşı çıkanlar", "karşı-koyan", "karşı-olanlar", "karşı-çıkanlar", "karşıttır"]·urd["مخالف", "مخالف-ہیں", "مخالفت-کرتا-ہے۔", "مخالفت-کرنے-والا", "مخالفوں-سے", "مخالفین"]
Related Senses
H4421 1. war, battle, armed conflict (319×)H0341 1. enemy, adversary, foe (284×)H3898a 1. Nifal: to fight, wage war (167×)H2026 1. kill, slay (active) (146×)H2451 1. wisdom, discernment (146×)H5483b 1. horse (the animal) (138×)H0006 1. to perish, be destroyed (105×)H7843 1. Hifil: destroy, annihilate (83×)H2491a 1. slain, fatally pierced (74×)H6862c 1. adversary, enemy, foe (69×)H8045 1. destroy, exterminate (69×)G0615 1. kill, put to death (60×)H6571b 1. horseman, cavalryman (52×)H8077a 1. desolation, waste (abstract state) (52×)G4678 1. of wisdom (51×)G4717 1. crucify, fasten to a cross (46×)H2763a 1. utterly destroy (Hifil active) (44×)G0622 1. perish, be destroyed (intransitive) (41×)H0006 2. to destroy, annihilate (Piel) (38×)H8074 1. be desolate, lie waste (36×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀντίκειμαι, 3rd.pers.plural ἀντικέαταιRefs 4th c.BC+passive of ἀντιτίθημι:—to be set over against, correspond with, τιμὰ ἀγαθοῖσιν ἀ. is held out to them as a fitting reward, Refs 5th c.BC+ —ἀντικείμενος, ὁ, name of a bandage, Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II to be opposite to, of places, τινόςRefs 5th c.BC+; of things, to be opposite or opposed, πρὸς ἄλληλαRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. κατὰ διάμετρον in a circle, Refs…