ἔχθρα echthra · G2189
hostility
ἔχθρα, -ας, ἡ; (ἐχθρός), [in LXX for אֵיבָה, שִׂנְאָה, etc. ; ] ; enmity: Luk.23:12, Rom.8:7, Gal.5:20, Eph.2:15-16, Jas.4:4.†; ἀηδία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἀ- neg., ἦδος, pleasure), [in LXX: Pro.23:29 (שִׂיחַ)* ; ] ; 1. of things or persons, unpleasantness, odiousness (Hipp., Dem., al.) ; 2. dislike (Plat.). disagreement (MM, VGT, see word): Luk.23:12 D.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἔχθρ-α, ; Ionic dialect ἔχθρη, ἡ, hatred, enmity, []: in philosophical sense, ={νεῖκος}[]; ἔ. τινός hatred for, enmity to one, []; δι᾽ ἔχθρας μολεῖν, ἀφῖχθαί τινι, to be at feud with one, []; πρὸς ἔχθραν from personal enmity, []; ἔ. συμβάλλειν, συνάπτειν τινί, to engage in hostility with.., [], of undying hatred, []
Where it's used 5 times
Luke 23:12 · Romans 8:7 · Galatians 5:20 · Ephesians 2:16 · James 4:4
Source: TBESG G2189; TFLSJ G2189
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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