Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐχθρός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐχθρός ἐχθρά̄ ἐχθρόν

Structure: ἐχθρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)/xqos

Sense

  1. hated

Examples

  • καὶ ἔχθραν θήσω ἀνὰ μέσον σοῦ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῆσ γυναικὸσ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σπέρματόσ σου καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σπέρματοσ αὐτῆσ. αὐτόσ σου τηρήσει κεφαλήν, καὶ σὺ τηρήσεισ αὐτοῦ πτέρναν. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 3:15)
  • ἐὰν δὲ δι’ ἔχθραν ὤσῃ αὐτὸν καὶ ἐπιρρίψῃ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν πᾶν σκεῦοσ ἐξ ἐνέδρου, καὶ ἀποθάνῃ, (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 35:20)
  • ἐὰν δὲ ἐξάπινα οὐ δι’ ἔχθραν ὤσῃ αὐτὸν ἢ ἐπιρρίψῃ ἐπ’ αὐτὸν πᾶν σκεῦοσ οὐκ ἐξ ἐνέδρου (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 35:22)
  • καὶ προσήδρευεν αὐτῷ, ὅπωσ παραδοῖ αὐτὸν αὐτῷ, ὅπωσ βασιλεύσῃ ἀντὶ τοῦ πατρὸσ αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῷ ὅσα συνετέλεσε Δημήτριοσ καὶ τὴν ἔχθραν, ἣν ἐχθραίνουσιν αὐτῷ αἱ δυνάμεισ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ ἡμέρασ πολλάσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 11:40)
  • καὶ ἔγνω Σίμων ὅτι δόλῳ λαλοῦσι πρὸσ αὐτόν, καὶ πέμπει τοῦ λαβεῖν τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ τὰ παιδάρια, μήποτε ἔχθραν ἄρῃ μεγάλην πρὸσ τὸν λαὸν (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees I 13:17)

Synonyms

  1. hated

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