wi-de-li · W124
wideli · adversary, enemy, opposing-will person · ✅
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| Domain | ethics / social |
| Class | person / role |
| Type | compound |
| Register | standard / ethical / military / relational |
| First use | Matthew 5:44 ("love your enemies" = fa-vo-no-fe lo-wi-de-li-tu). |
Composition
wi (intention/will) + de (decrease/harm) + li (person) = person-of- harm-directed-will = a person whose intention is organized around causing decrease. Head-final: li (person) is head; wi-de specifies the kind of person — one whose will tends toward harm.
Definition
adversary; enemy; an opposing-willed person; one whose will is directed toward the decrease or harm of another. Not merely a stranger or non-ally but one who actively opposes. Greek echthros (enemy, hostile one).
Notes
Complements the ne (bond) family by specifying the opposite of a bonded partner. ne-li = a bonded relational person (neighbor/ally); wi-de-li = a person whose will is against you (enemy). The Sermon on the Mount explicitly requires loving wi-de-li — the compound needs to be negative enough that the command is genuinely demanding. Contrasts: ne-li = person in bond-relation = neighbor wi-de-li = person of harm-directed-will = enemy no-ne-li = person without bond = stranger (weaker than enemy) "Love your enemies" in Matthew 5:44 uses fa-vo-no-fe (W series THO-001) = affect-value-without-limit = unconditional love directed at wi-de-li.
Related
wi (primitive: will/intention), de (primitive: decrease), li (primitive), ne-li (bonded-person, from ne + li), fa-vo-no-fe (unconditional love)
In the corpus
1 attestation.
| S# | Tonesu |
|---|---|
| S366 | go lo-zu ne-li no , lo-zu wi-de-li neBecause you are not a bonded ally, you are an adversary. |
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