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Lexicon :: Strong's G2190 - echthros

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ἐχθρός
Transliteration
echthros (Key)
Pronunciation
ech-thros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From a primary echtho (to hate); hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:811,285

Strong’s Definitions

ἐχθρός echthrós, ech-thros'; from a primary ἔχθω échthō (to hate); hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially Satan):—enemy, foe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's G2190 in the following manner: enemy (30x), foe (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's G2190 in the following manner: enemy (30x), foe (2x).

  1. hated, odious, hateful

  2. hostile, hating, and opposing another

    1. used of men as at enmity with God by their sin

      1. opposing (God) in the mind

      2. a man that is hostile

      3. a certain enemy

      4. the hostile one

      5. the devil who is the most bitter enemy of the divine government

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐχθρός echthrós, ech-thros'; from a primary ἔχθω échthō (to hate); hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially Satan):—enemy, foe.
STRONGS G2190:
ἐχθρός, ἔχθρα, ἐχθρόν (ἔχθος hatred); the Sept. numberless times for אויֵב, also for צַר, several times for שׂונֵא and מְשַׂנֵּא, a hater;
1. passively, hated, odious, hateful (in Homer only in this sense): Romans 11:28 (opposed to ἀγαπητός).
2. actively, hostile, hating and opposing another: 1 Corinthians 15:25; 2 Thessalonians 3:15; with the genitive of the person hated or opposed, James 4:4 Lachmann; Galatians 4:16, cf. Meyer or Wieseler on the latter passage used of men as at enmity with God by their sin: Romans 5:10 (cf. Romans 8:7; Colossians 1:21; James 4:4) (but many take ἐχθρός here (as in Romans 11:28, see 1 above) passively; cf. Meyer); τῇ διάνοια, opposing (God) in the mind, Colossians 1:21; ἐχθρός ἄνθρωπος, a man that is hostile, a certain enemy, Matthew 13:28; ὁ ἐχθρός, the hostile one (well known to you), i. e. κατ' ἐξοχήν the devil, the most bitter enemy of the divine government: Luke 10:19, cf. Matthew 13:39 (and ecclesiastical writings). ὁ ἐχθρός (and ἐχθρός) substantively, enemy (so the word, whether adjective or a substantive, is translated in A. V., except twice (R. V. once) foe: ἔσχατος ἐχθρός, 1 Corinthians 15:26): with the genitive of the person to whom one is hostile, Matthew 5:43; Matthew 10:36; Matthew 13:25; Luke 1:(Luke 1:71),Luke 1:74; Luke 6:27,35; 19:27,43; Romans 12:20; Revelation 11:5, 12; in the words of Psalm 109:1 (Ps. 110:1), quoted in Matthew 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:43; Acts 2:35; 1 Corinthians 15:25 (L brackets; others omit the genitive (see above)); Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 10:13. with the genitive of the thing: Acts 13:10; τοῦ σταυροῦ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, who given up to their evil passions evade the obligations imposed upon them by the death of Christ, Philippians 3:18.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
109:1; 110:1
Matthew
5:43; 10:36; 13:25; 13:28; 13:39; 22:44
Mark
12:36
Luke
1; 1:71; 1:74; 6:27; 6:35; 10:19; 19:27; 19:43; 20:43
Acts
2:35; 13:10
Romans
5:10; 8:7; 11:28; 11:28; 12:20
1 Corinthians
15:25; 15:25; 15:26
Galatians
4:16
Philippians
3:18
Colossians
1:21; 1:21
2 Thessalonians
3:15
Hebrews
1:13; 10:13
James
4:4; 4:4
Revelation
11:5; 11:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2190 matches the Greek ἐχθρός (echthros),
which occurs 332 times in 320 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 7 (Gen 14:20–Deu 32:31)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:20 - And blessed be God Most High,
who has defeated your enemies for you.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:8 - “Judah, your brothers will praise you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:6 - “Your right hand, O LORD,
is glorious in power.
Your right hand, O LORD,
smashes the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:9 - “The enemy boasted, ‘I will chase them
and catch up with them.
I will plunder them
and consume them.
I will flash my sword;
my powerful hand will destroy them.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:4 - “If you come upon your enemy’s ox or donkey that has strayed away, take it back to its owner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:5 - If you see that the donkey of someone who hates you has collapsed under its load, do not walk by. Instead, stop and help.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:22 - But if you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:7 - In fact, you will chase down your enemies and slaughter them with your swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:8 - Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand! All your enemies will fall beneath your sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:17 - I will turn against you, and you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will run even when no one is chasing you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:25 - I will send armies against you to carry out the curse of the covenant you have broken. When you run to your towns for safety, I will send a plague to destroy you there, and you will be handed over to your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:32 - Yes, I myself will devastate your land, and your enemies who come to occupy it will be appalled at what they see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:34 - Then at last the land will enjoy its neglected Sabbath years as it lies desolate while you are in exile in the land of your enemies. Then the land will finally rest and enjoy the Sabbaths it missed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:36 - “And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies. You will live in such fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though fleeing from a sword, and you will fall even when no one pursues you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:37 - Though no one is chasing you, you will stumble over each other as though fleeing from a sword. You will have no power to stand up against your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:38 - You will die among the foreign nations and be devoured in the land of your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:39 - Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies’ lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:41 - When I have turned their hostility back on them and brought them to the land of their enemies, then at last their stubborn hearts will be humbled, and they will pay for their sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:44 - “But despite all this, I will not utterly reject or despise them while they are in exile in the land of their enemies. I will not cancel my covenant with them by wiping them out, for I am the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:9 - “When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35 - And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:42 - Do not go up into the land now. You will only be crushed by your enemies because the LORD is not with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:11 - Then King Balak demanded of Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies. Instead, you have blessed them!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 - God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10 - King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, “I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:18 - Edom will be taken over,
and Seir, its enemy, will be conquered,
while Israel marches on in triumph.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:21 - and if your troops cross the Jordan and keep fighting until the LORD has driven out his enemies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:23 - or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:42 - “But the LORD told me to tell you, ‘Do not attack, for I am not with you. If you go ahead on your own, you will be crushed by your enemies.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:19 - You will drive out all the enemies living in the land, just as the LORD said you would.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:10 - But you will soon cross the Jordan River and live in the land the LORD your God is giving you. When he gives you rest from all your enemies and you’re living safely in the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:1 - “When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3 - He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:4 - For the LORD your God is going with you! He will fight for you against your enemies, and he will give you victory!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:14 - But you may keep for yourselves all the women, children, livestock, and other plunder. You may enjoy the plunder from your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:10 - “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:9 - “When you go to war against your enemies, be sure to stay away from anything that is impure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14 - The camp must be holy, for the LORD your God moves around in your camp to protect you and to defeat your enemies. He must not see any shameful thing among you, or he will turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:19 - Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies in the land he is giving you as a special possession, you must destroy the Amalekites and erase their memory from under heaven. Never forget this!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:7 - “The LORD will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:25 - “The LORD will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You will attack your enemies from one direction, but you will scatter from them in seven! You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:31 - Your ox will be butchered before your eyes, but you will not eat a single bite of the meat. Your donkey will be taken from you, never to be returned. Your sheep and goats will be given to your enemies, and no one will be there to help you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:48

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:48 - you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. The LORD will put an iron yoke on your neck, oppressing you harshly until he has destroyed you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:53

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:53 - “The siege and terrible distress of the enemy’s attack will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:55

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:55 - He will refuse to share with them the flesh he is devouring—the flesh of one of his own children—because he has nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:57

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57 - She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:68

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:68 - Then the LORD will send you back to Egypt in ships, to a destination I promised you would never see again. There you will offer to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves, but no one will buy you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:7 - The LORD your God will inflict all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate and persecute you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:27 - But I feared the taunt of Israel’s enemy,
who might misunderstand and say,
“Our own power has triumphed!
The LORD had nothing to do with this!”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:31

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:31 - But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock,
as even they recognize.[fn]

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