Strong's Lexicon

G5227

G5227 — ὑπεναντίος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekhupenantiosadjectiveOccurrences: 2

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G5227
Word:ὑπεναντίος
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from G5259 and G1727
Language:Greek
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:hupenantios
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:hoop-en-an-tee'-os
Meaning:1. under (covertly) contrary to, i.e. opposed or (as noun) an opponent
KJV Renderings:adversary, against

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ὑπεναντίος, ὑπεναντια, ὑπεναντίον;

a. opposite to; set over against: ἵπποι ὑπεναντίοι ἀλληλοι, meeting one another, Hesiod scut. 347.

b. tropically (Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch, others), opposed to, contrary to: τινα, Col 2:14 (where see Lightfoot); ὁ ὑπεναντίος as a substantive (Xenophon, Polybius, Plutarch), an adversary, Heb 10:27, cf. the Sept. Isa 26:11 (the Sept. for àåéÅá, öÈø); often in the O. T. Apocrypha.

Englishman's Greek Concordance

ὑπεναντίος (adversary)

Colossians 2:14

KJV: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us contrary to us and took it out of the way nailing it to his cross
GK: εξαλείψας το καθ΄ ημών χειρόγραφον τοις δόγμασιν ο ην υπεναντίον ημίν και αυτό ήρκεν εκ του μέσου προσηλώσας αυτό τω σταυρώ

Hebrews 10:27

KJV: But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversaries
GK: φοβερά δε τις εκδοχή κρίσεως και πυρός ζήλος εσθίειν μέλλοντος τους υπεναντίους
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