Echthros ἐχθρός

Echthros (Greek ἐχθρός, Strong's G2190) is a Greek noun meaning “enemy”. It occurs 32 times in 32 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Enemies

Verses

Every verse with Echthros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:43
  Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
• Matthew 5:44
  But 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;But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Matthew 10:36
  And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
• Matthew 13:25
  But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
• Matthew 13:28
  He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
• Matthew 13:39
  The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
• Matthew 22:44
  The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

Mark

• Mark 12:36
  For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

Luke

• Luke 1:71
  That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
• Luke 1:74
  That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
• Luke 6:27
  But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
• Luke 6:35
  But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
• Luke 10:19
  Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
• Luke 19:27
  But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
• Luke 19:43
  For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.
• Luke 20:43
  Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

Acts

• Acts 2:35
  Until I make thy foes thy footstool.until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
• Acts 13:10
  And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

Romans

• Romans 5:10
  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
• Romans 11:28
  As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
• Romans 12:20
  Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 15:25
  For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
• 1 Corinthians 15:26
  The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

Galatians

• Galatians 4:16
  Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Philippians

• Philippians 3:18
  (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

Colossians

• Colossians 1:21
  And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciledOnce you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.

2 Thessalonians

• 2 Thessalonians 3:15
  Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 1:13
  But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
• Hebrews 10:13
  From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,

James

• James 4:4
  Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.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.

Revelation

• Revelation 11:5
  And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
• Revelation 11:12
  And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).