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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:12 - That day Herod and Pilate became friends—before this they had been enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:7 - The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:20 - idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:15 - by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 2:16 - and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:4 - You adulterous people,[fn] don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
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