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GreekG2189Noun (Feminine)

ἔχθρα

echthra

5Occurrences
G2189Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition

feminine of G2190 (ἐχθρός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
enmity: .† ἀηδία, -ας, ἡ (ἀ- neg., ἦδος, pleasure), [in LXX: (שִׂיחַ)* ;]
1.of things or persons, unpleasantness, odiousness (Hipp., Dem.)
2.dislike . disagreement
LXX: for אֵיבָה, שִׂנְאָה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

ἔχθρα appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Ephesians
1
Galatians
1
James
1
Luke
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

Ephesians 2:16BSB

and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.

Galatians 5:20BSB

idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

James 4:4BSB

You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

Luke 23:12BSB

That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.

Romans 8:7BSB

because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.