Antichristos identifies a figure or figures marked by denial of Jesus, the Father and Son, or Jesus Christ coming in the flesh.

The attested use identifies a singular or plural figure associated with denying Jesus: denial that Jesus is the Christ, denial of the Father and Son, and refusal to confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh. It can also name the anticipated and already-present singular figure or figures, including a “spirit of the antichrist.”

1. A denier of Jesus and his confession · dominant

   In 1 John 2:22, the nominative singular form identifies the one denying that Jesus is the Christ and denying the Father and Son; the APB renders the clause, “This one is the antichrist.” In 2 John 1:7, the nominative singular is joined to deceivers who do not confess Jesus Christ coming in the flesh; the APB renders, “This is the deceiver and the antichrist.”

   1 John 2:222 John 1:7
2. An expected and present opposing figure or spirit · common

   In 1 John 2:18, both nominative singular and plural forms occur: the APB renders that antichrist “comes” and that many antichrists “have come to be.” In 1 John 4:3, the genitive singular occurs in the phrase rendered “the spirit of the antichrist,” described as already in the world.

   1 John 2:181 John 4:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “antichrist” and “antichrists” in the supplied verses, and in 1 John 4:3 renders a larger phrase as “the spirit of the antichrist.” These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than define each form independently.