be an opponent

Greek, Verb

ἀντί-κειμαι [in LXX for אָיַב, צוּר, שָׂטַן, etc;] 1) to lie opposite to. 2) to oppose, withstand, resist: with dative, Luk.13:17 21:15, Gal.5:17, 1Ti.1:10; as participial subst. (ὁ) ἀντικείμενος, 1Co.16:9, Php.1:28, 2Th.2:4, 1Ti.5:14 (Cremer, 746). (AS)

be an opponent

Greek, Verb

ἀντίκειμαι, 3rd.pers.plural ἀντικέαται[Refs 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, τινός[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of things, to be opposite or opposed, πρὸς ἄλληλα[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. κατὰ διάμετρον in a circle, [Refs 4th c.BC+] adverb -μένως, συνέστηκεν[Refs] II.2) to be opposed, in various ways, [Refs] adverb ἀντικειμένως[Refs]; propositions are opposed either contradictorily (ἀντιφατικῶς) or contrarily (ἐναντίως), [Refs]; ἀντικείμενα defined as ὧν τὸ ἕτερον τοῦ ἑτέρου ἀποφάσει πλεονάζει[Refs] II.3) Rhet, ἀντικειμένη [λέξις] antithetical, [Refs 4th c.BC+] III) resist, be adverse, ἀντικείσομαι τοῖς ἀντικειμένοις σοι[LXX+NT]; to be hurtful, τοῖς σώμασι[Refs 5th c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to lie opposite, i.e. be adverse (figuratively, repugnant) to; adversary, be contrary, oppose; from g473 (ἀντί) and g2749 (κεῖμαι);