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Lexicon :: Strong's G2189 - echthra

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ἔχθρα
Transliteration
echthra (Key)
Pronunciation
ekh'-thrah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:815,285

Strong’s Definitions

ἔχθρα échthra, ekh'-thrah; feminine of G2190; hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition:—enmity, hatred.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2189 in the following manner: enmity (5x), hatred (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2189 in the following manner: enmity (5x), hatred (1x).

  1. enmity

  2. cause of enmity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔχθρα échthra, ekh'-thrah; feminine of G2190; hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition:—enmity, hatred.
STRONGS G2189:
ἔχθρα, -ας, ἡ, (from the adjective ἐχθρός), enmity: Luke 23:12; Ephesians 2:14 (15), 16; plural, Galatians 5:20; ἔχθρα (Lachmann ἔχθρά feminine adjective [Vulg. inimica]) θεοῦ, towards God, James 4:4 (where Tdf. τῷ θεῷ); εἰς θεόν, Romans 8:7; by metonymy, equivalent to cause of enmity, Ephesians 2:14 (15) [but cf. Meyer. (From Pindar down.)]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
23:12
Romans
8:7
Galatians
5:20
Ephesians
2:14-16; 2:14-15
James
4:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2189 matches the Greek ἔχθρα (echthra),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:12 - Now that very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other—before this they had been enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:7 - the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:20 - [fn]idolatry, [fn]sorcery, hostility, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions [that promote heresies],

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:15 - by abolishing in His [own crucified] flesh the hostility caused by the Law with its commandments contained in ordinances [which He satisfied]; so that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thereby establishing peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:16 - And [that He] might reconcile them both [Jew and Gentile, united] in one body to God through the cross, thereby putting to death the hostility.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:4 - You adulteresses [disloyal sinners—flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
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