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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 32 times in 32 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:43 - “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’[fn] and hate your enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:44 - But I say, love your enemies![fn] Pray for those who persecute you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:36 - Your enemies will be right in your own household!’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:25 - But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:28 - “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:39 - The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world,[fn] and the harvesters are the angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:44 - ‘The LORD said to my Lord,
Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:36 - For David himself, speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, said,
‘The LORD said to my Lord,
Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
until I humble your enemies beneath your feet.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:71

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:71 - Now we will be saved from our enemies
and from all who hate us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:74

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:74 - We have been rescued from our enemies
so we can serve God without fear,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:27 - “But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:35 - “Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:19 - Look, I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. Nothing will injure you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:27 - And as for these enemies of mine who didn’t want me to be their king—bring them in and execute them right here in front of me.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:43 - Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 20:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:43 - until I humble your enemies,
making them a footstool under your feet.’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:35

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:35 - until I humble your enemies,
making them a footstool under your feet.”’[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:10 - Then he said, “You son of the devil, full of every sort of deceit and fraud, and enemy of all that is good! Will you never stop perverting the true ways of the Lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 5:10 - For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:28 - Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 12:20 - Instead,
“If your enemies are hungry, feed them.
If they are thirsty, give them something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap
burning coals of shame on their heads.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:25 - For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:26 - And the last enemy to be destroyed is death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:16 - Have I now become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:18 - For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:21 - This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 3:15 - Don’t think of them as enemies, but warn them as you would a brother or sister.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:13 - And God never said to any of the angels,
“Sit in the place of honor at my right hand
until I humble your enemies,
making them a footstool under your feet.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:13 - There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:4 - You adulterers![fn] Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:5 - If anyone tries to harm them, fire flashes from their mouths and consumes their enemies. This is how anyone who tries to harm them must die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:12 - Then a loud voice from heaven called to the two prophets, “Come up here!” And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched.
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