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ἔχθρα echthra · G2189

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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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