ἐχθρόςechthrós
hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially Satan)
Greek (New Testament) · G2190
Meanings
1. hated, hateful (Hom.): opposed to ἀγαπητός, Romans 11:28.
2. Actively, hating, hostile: Romans 5:10, 1 Corinthians 15:25, 2 Thessalonians 3:15; with genitive of person (classical Greek), James 4:4; τ. διανοίᾳ, Colossians 1:21; ἐ. ἄνθρωπος, Matthew 13:28; as as a noun, ὁ ἐ., an enemy, 1 Corinthians 15:26; the devil, Matthew 13:39, Luke 10:19; with genitive of person, Matthew 22:44, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:43, Acts 2:35, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Hebrews 1:13, Hebrews 10:13(LXX); Matthew 5:43, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:36, Matthew 13:25, Luke 1:71, Luke 1:74, Luke 6:27, Luke 6:35, Luke 19:27, Luke 19:43, Romans 12:20, Galatians 4:16, Revelation 11:5, Revelation 11:12; with genitive of thing, Acts 13:10, Philippians 3:18.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 32 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:43 “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.
- Matthew 5:44 But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
- Matthew 10:36 Your enemies will be right in your own household!’
- Matthew 13:25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.
- Matthew 13:28 “‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed. “‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.
- Matthew 13:39 The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the devil. The harvest is the end of the world, and the harvesters are the angels.
See every passage
- Matthew 5:43, 5:44, 10:36, 13:25, 13:28, 13:39, 22:44
- Mark 12:36
- Luke 1:71, 1:74, 6:27, 6:35, 10:19, 19:27, 19:43, 20:43
- Acts 2:35, 13:10
- Romans 5:10, 11:28, 12:20
- 1 Corinthians 15:25, 15:26
- Galatians 4:16
- Philippians 3:18
- Colossians 1:21
- 2 Thessalonians 3:15
- Hebrews 1:13, 10:13
- James 4:4
- Revelation 11:5, 11:12
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.