Enemy
ἐχθρόςStrong’s G2190echthros
Appears in 32 verses of the New Testament
In short
Echthros is the Greek word usually translated “enemies”, “enemy” and “hostile”. It appears in 32 verses of the New Testament.
“Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.”
Meaning
Usually translated “enemies”, “enemy” and “hostile”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- enemies 20
- enemy 7
- an enemy 3
- the enemy 1
- hostile 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 8
- Matthew 7
- Romans 3
- Acts 2
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Hebrews 2
13 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
- Matthew 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
- Matthew 10:36And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
- Matthew 13:25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
- Matthew 13:28He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
- Matthew 13:39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Greek dictionary
ἐχθρός echthros · enemy
ἐχθρός, -ά, -όν (ἔχθος, hatred), [in LXX chiefly for אֵיבָה, also for עָר, etc. ;] 1. hated, hateful (Hom.): opposite to ἀγαπητός, Rom.11:28. 2. Actively, hating, hostile: Rom.5:10, 1Co.15:25, 2Th.3:15; with genitive of person(s) (cl.), Jas.4:4; τ. διανοίᾳ, Col.1:21; ἐ. ἄνθρωπος, Mat.13:28; as subst., ὁ ἐ., an enemy, 1Co.15:26; the devil, Mat.13:39, Luk.10:19; with genitive of person(s), Mat.22:44 Mrk.12:36, Luk.20:43, Act.2:35, 1Co.15:25, Heb.1:13 10:13" (LXX) ; Mat.5:43-44 10:36 13:25, Luk.1:71, 74 6:27, 35 19:27, 43, Rom.12:20, Gal.4:16, Rev.11:5, 12; with genitive of thing(s), Act.13:10, …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “enemy” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EN'EMY, noun
[Latin inimicus.]
- A foe; an adversary.“I way to you, love your enemies” Matthew 5:44
- One who hates or dislikes; as an enemy to truth or falsehood.
- In theology, and by way of eminence, the enemy is the Devil; the archfiend.
- In military affairs, the opposing army or naval force in war, is called the enemy
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.