Hupenantios marks something set in opposition, applied to a certificate of debt and to adversaries facing fire.

The term marks an opposing relation: a certificate of debt is presented as hostile in Colossians 2:14, while Hebrews 10:27 places adversaries before consuming fire.

1. Standing in opposition · dominant

   In Colossians 2:14, the nominative singular neuter form occurs in the clause about the certificate of debt, which the APB renders as against and hostile. In Hebrews 10:27, the accusative plural masculine form occurs with adversaries whom the APB presents as facing a fury of fire.

   Colossians 2:14Hebrews 10:27

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term’s contexts through hostility in Colossians 2:14 and adversaries in Hebrews 10:27. Those English expressions identify the clauses rather than establish separate lexical meanings.