2189. echthra
Strong's Lexicon
echthra: Enmity, hostility, hatred

Original Word: ἔχθρα
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: echthra
Pronunciation: EKH-thrah
Phonetic Spelling: (ekh'-thrah)
Definition: Enmity, hostility, hatred
Meaning: enmity, hostility, alienation.

Word Origin: Derived from ἐχθρός (echthros), meaning "enemy" or "hostile."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H342 (אֵיבָה, eybah): Often translated as "enmity" or "hostility," used in Genesis 3:15 to describe the enmity between the serpent and the woman.

Usage: The Greek word "ἔχθρα" (echthra) is used in the New Testament to denote a state of enmity or hostility. It often refers to the deep-seated animosity or opposition that exists between individuals or groups. In a spiritual context, it can also describe the hostility between humanity and God due to sin.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, enmity was a common aspect of social and political life, often resulting in feuds, wars, and divisions. The concept of enmity was not only personal but also communal, affecting relationships between different ethnic groups, political factions, and religious sects. In the Jewish context, enmity could also be seen in the division between Jews and Gentiles, as well as between different sects within Judaism.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 2189 éxthra – properly, enemy (hatred, hostility); enmity. See 2190 (exthros).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2189: ἔχθρα

ἔχθρα, ἔχθρας, (from the adjective ἐχθρός), enmity: Luke 23:12; Ephesians 2:14 (15),16; plural, Galatians 5:20; ἔχθρα (Lachmann ἔχθρα feminine adjective (Vulg.inimica)) Θεοῦ, toward God, James 4:4 (where Tdf. τῷ Θεῷ); εἰς Θεόν, Romans 8:7; by metonymy, equivalent to cause of enmity, Ephesians 2:14 (15) (but cf. Meyer. (From Pindar down.))

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
enmity, hatred.

Feminine of echthros; hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition -- enmity, hatred.

see GREEK echthros

Forms and Transliterations
εχθρα έχθρα ἔχθρα ἔχθρᾳ εχθραι έχθραι ἔχθραι εχθραίνετε εχθραίνοντάς εχθραίνοντές εχθραίνουσιν εχθραίνων εχθραν έχθραν ἔχθραν έχθρας εχθρεύσουσιν εχθρεύσω εχθρία echthra échthra echthrai échthrai échthrāi echthran échthran
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Luke 23:12 N-DFS
GRK: γὰρ ἐν ἔχθρᾳ ὄντες πρὸς
NAS: for before they had been enemies with each other.
KJV: at enmity between
INT: indeed at emnity were between

Romans 8:7 N-NFS
GRK: τῆς σαρκὸς ἔχθρα εἰς θεόν
NAS: on the flesh is hostile toward
KJV: mind [is] enmity against
INT: of the flesh [is] hostility toward God

Galatians 5:20 N-NFP
GRK: εἰδωλολατρία φαρμακεία ἔχθραι ἔρις ζῆλος
NAS: sorcery, enmities, strife,
KJV: witchcraft, hatred, variance,
INT: idolatry sorcery enmities strife jealousy

Ephesians 2:15 N-AFS
GRK: τὴν ἔχθραν ἐν τῇ
NAS: in His flesh the enmity, [which is] the Law
KJV: flesh the enmity, [even] the law
INT: the hostility in the

Ephesians 2:16 N-AFS
GRK: ἀποκτείνας τὴν ἔχθραν ἐν αὐτῷ
NAS: by it having put to death the enmity.
KJV: having slain the enmity thereby:
INT: having slain the hostility by it

James 4:4 N-NFS
GRK: τοῦ κόσμου ἔχθρα τοῦ θεοῦ
NAS: with the world is hostility toward God?
KJV: is enmity with God?
INT: of the world hostility [with] God

Strong's Greek 2189
6 Occurrences


ἔχθρᾳ — 3 Occ.
ἔχθραι — 1 Occ.
ἔχθραν — 2 Occ.

















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