Antíchristos — G500

Definition

masculine noun

an opponent of the Messiah

Usually translated as

antichrist

Origin

from G473 and G5547

• antí (G473)
• Christós (G5547)

Occurrences

Antíchristos occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 John (3), 2 John (1)

• 1 John 2:18 — Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist (ἀντίχριστος) shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
• 1 John 2:18 — Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists (ἀντίχριστοι); whereby we know that it is the last time.
• 1 John 2:22 — Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist (ἀντίχριστος), that denieth the Father and the Son.
• 1 John 4:3 — And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist (ἀντιχρίστου), whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
• 2 John 1:7 — For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist (ἀντίχριστος).