# adversary

## Related Ideas:

enemy, hostile, hostility, opponent, oppose, opposition

## Definition:

An "adversary" is a person or group who is opposed to someone or something. The term "enemy" has a similar meaning.

* Your adversary can be a person who tries to oppose you or harm you.
* When two nations fight, each can be called an "adversary" of the other.
* In the Bible, the devil is referred to as an "adversary" and an "enemy."
* Adversary may be translated as "opponent" or "enemy," but it suggests a stronger form of opposition.
* Someone who is "hostile" wants to fight other people. Such a person has "hostile intent" or acts with "hostility."

## Picture of Adversary:

<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/a/Adversary.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/a/Adversary.png"></a>

(See also: [Satan](../kt/satan.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Timothy 05:14](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/05/14)
* [Isaiah 09:11](rc://en/tn/help/isa/09/11)
* [Job 06:23](rc://en/tn/help/job/06/23)
* [Lamentations 04:12](rc://en/tn/help/lam/04/12)
* [Luke 12:59](rc://en/tn/help/luk/12/59)
* [Matthew 13:25](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/25)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H340, H341, H6146, H6862, H6887, H6965, H7379, H7790, H7854, H8130, H8324, G476, G480, G485, G498, G2189, G2190, G5227

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

adversaries, adversary, enemies, enemies', enemy, enemy's, hostile, hostilities, hostility, opponent, opponents, oppose, opposed, opposes, opposition