ἔχθρα

echthra

hostility

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Strong’s G2189Noun, feminine6 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

hostility3

enmity1

is hostility1

enmities1

In the text

Luke 23:12ἔχθρᾳ
That day Herod and Pilate became friends; before this time they had been enemies.
Romans 8:7ἔχθρα
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
Galatians 5:20ἔχθραι
idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
Ephesians 2:14ἔχθραν
For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
James 4:4ἔχθρα
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.

Abbott-Smith

ἔχθρα, -ας, ἡ
(ἐχθρός), [in LXX for אֵיבָה, שִׂנְאָה, etc. ;]
enmity: Luk.23:12, Rom.8:7, Gal.5:20, Eph.2:15-16, Jas.4:4.†
ἀηδία, -ας, ἡ
(ἀ- neg., ἦδος, pleasure), [in LXX: Pro.23:29 (שִׂיחַ)* ;]

1. of things or persons, unpleasantness, odiousness (Hipp., Dem., al.)

2. dislike (Plat.). disagreement (MM, VGT, see word): Luk.23:12 D.†
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.