noun · feminine
echthras
Greekἔχθρα (echthra)
Strong’sG2189
enmity, hostility
stem echthr-6 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἔχθρα, -ας, ἡ
(< ἐχθρός), [in LXX for אֵיבָה, שִׂנְאָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2189 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidekh'-thrah
hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition
Fromfeminine of G2190;
King Jamesenmity, hatred.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | echthras2×ἔχθρα | echthrais1×ἔχθραι |
| object accusative | echthran2×ἔχθραν | echthrain |
| direct address vocative | echthrar | echthrair |
| of, belonging to genitive | echthrau | echthraiu |
| to, for dative | echthra1×ἔχθρᾳ | echthrai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
echthra is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
echthras“enmity”subjectnominative singular2×
Romans 8:7“hostile”dioti tem fronēmem tau sarxau echthras eis theon, to gar nomo tou theou ouk hupotassitō, oude gar dunetō;because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
James 4:4“enmity”moichaliair, ouk oidavē hoti tas filias tou kosmou echthras tou theou atō? hos ean oun bouliteia filos arō tou kosmou, echthros tou theou kathistanitō.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.
echthran“hostility”objectaccusative singular2×
Ephesians 2:14“hostility”autos gar atō tas eirēnas nu, tos poiaratos teim amfotereim henem kai tem mesotoichem tou fragmou luaratos, tan echthran en ta sarxa autou,For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
Ephesians 2:16“hostility”kai apokatallassateia toin amfoteroin en hene sōme to theo dia tou staurou apokteinaratos tan echthran en auto;and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He put to death their hostility.
echthra“enemies”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 23:12“enemies”ginela de filois tos tē Hērōdos kai tos Pilatos en auta ta hēmera meta allēloiu; prouparchale gar en echthra arōtois pros heautoin.That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
echthrais“hatred”subjectnominative plural1×
Galatians 5:20“hatred”eidōlolatrias, farmakeias, echthrais, eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, dichostasiais, hairesiais,idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,