Definition
ἔχθρα, -ας, ἡ
(ἐχθρός), [in LXX for אֵיבָה, שִׂנְאָה, etc. ;]
enmity: Luke 23:12, Romans 8:7, Galatians 5:20, Ephesians 2:15-16, James 4:4.
ἀηδία, -ας, ἡ
(ἀ- neg., ἦδος, pleasure), [in LXX: Proverbs 23:29 (שִׂיחַ)* ;]
1. of things or persons, unpleasantness, odiousness (Hipp., Dem., al.)
2. dislike (Plat.). disagreement (MM, VGT, see word): Luke 23:12 D.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Luke 23:12ἔχθρᾳ · enemiesThat day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
- Romans 8:7ἔχθρα · [is] hostile…because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
- Galatians 5:20ἔχθραι · hatred…idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
- Ephesians 2:14ἔχθραν · of hostilityFor He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
- Ephesians 2:16ἔχθραν · hostility…and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.
- James 4:4ἔχθρα · hostilityYou 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.