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ἐχθρός

echthrosenemyHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun32 occurrences13 books32 verses

Definition

ἐχθρός, -ά, -όν

(ἔχθος, hatred), [in LXX chiefly for אֵיבָה, also for עָר, etc. ;]

1. hated, hateful (Hom.): opposite to ἀγαπητός, Romans 11:28.

2. Actively, hating, hostile: Romans 5:10, 1 Corinthians 15:25, 2 Thessalonians 3:15; with genitive of person(s) (cl.), James 4:4; τ. διανοίᾳ, Colossians 1:21; ἐ. ἄνθρωπος, Matthew 13:28; as subst., ὁ ἐ., an enemy, 1 Corinthians 15:26; the devil, Matthew 13:39, Luke 10:19; with genitive of person(s), Matthew 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:43, Acts 2:35, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Hebrews 1:13; 10:13" (LXX) ; Matthew 5:43-44; 10:36; 13:25, Luke 1:71, 74; 6:27, 35; 19:27, 43, Romans 12:20, Galatians 4:16, Revelation 11:5, 12; with genitive of thing(s), Acts 13:10, Philippians 3:18.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

32 total
  1. Matthew 5:43ἐχθρόν · enemy
    You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
  2. Matthew 5:44ἐχθροὺς · enemies
    But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
  3. Matthew 10:36ἐχθροὶ · enemies [will be]
    A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
  4. Matthew 13:25ἐχθρὸς · enemy
    But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
  5. Matthew 13:28Ἐχθρὸς · An enemy
    ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
  6. Matthew 13:39ἐχθρὸς · enemy
    …and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
  7. Matthew 22:44ἐχθρούς · enemies
    ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  8. Mark 12:36ἐχθρούς · enemies
    Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
  9. Luke 1:71ἐχθρῶν · enemies
    …salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
  10. Luke 1:74ἐχθρῶν · hostile
    …deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
  11. Luke 6:27ἐχθροὺς · enemies
    But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
  12. Luke 6:35ἐχθροὺς · enemies
    But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  13. Luke 10:19ἐχθροῦ · enemy
    Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
  14. Luke 19:27ἐχθρούς · enemies
    And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
  15. Luke 19:43ἐχθροί · enemies
    For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
  16. Luke 20:43ἐχθρούς · enemies
    …until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
  17. Acts 2:35ἐχθρούς · enemies
    …until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
  18. Acts 13:10ἐχθρὲ · [and] enemy
    …and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
  19. Romans 5:10ἐχθροὶ · enemies [of God]
    For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
  20. Romans 11:28ἐχθροὶ · [they are] enemies
    Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
  21. Romans 12:20ἐχθρός · enemy
    On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
  22. 1 Corinthians 15:25ἐχθροὺς · enemies
    For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
  23. 1 Corinthians 15:26ἐχθρὸς · enemy
    The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
  24. Galatians 4:16ἐχθρὸς · enemy
    Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
  25. Philippians 3:18ἐχθροὺς · [as] enemies
    For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
  26. Colossians 1:21ἐχθροὺς · were hostile
    Once you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
  27. 2 Thessalonians 3:15ἐχθρὸν · an enemy
    Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
  28. Hebrews 1:13ἐχθρούς · enemies
    Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
  29. Hebrews 10:13ἐχθροὶ · enemies
    Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,
  30. James 4:4ἐχθρὸς · an enemy
    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.
  31. Revelation 11:5ἐχθροὺς · enemies
    If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
  32. Revelation 11:12ἐχθροὶ · enemies
    And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.