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ἐχθρός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐχθρός ἐχθρά̄ ἐχθρόν

Structure: ἐχθρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)/xqos

Sense

  1. hated

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ἐχθρός ἐχθρᾱ́ ἐχθρόν
Genitive ἐχθροῦ ἐχθρᾶς ἐχθροῦ
Dative ἐχθρῷ ἐχθρᾷ ἐχθρῷ
Accusative ἐχθρόν ἐχθρᾱ́ν ἐχθρόν
Vocative ἐχθρέ ἐχθρᾱ́ ἐχθρόν
DualN/A/V ἐχθρώ ἐχθρᾱ́ ἐχθρώ
G/D ἐχθροῖν ἐχθραῖν ἐχθροῖν
PluralNominative ἐχθροί ἐχθραί ἐχθρά
Genitive ἐχθρῶν ἐχθρῶν ἐχθρῶν
Dative ἐχθροῖς ἐχθραῖς ἐχθροῖς
Accusative ἐχθρούς ἐχθρᾱ́ς ἐχθρά
Vocative ἐχθροί ἐχθραί ἐχθρά
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ἐχθρός ἐχθροῦ ἐχθίων ἐχθιονός ἐχθίστος ἐχθιστοῦ
Adverb ἐχθρώς ἐχθίον ἐχθίστα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • τύραννε μιαρώτατε καὶ τῆσ οὐρανίου δίκησ ἐχθρὲ καὶ ὠμόφρον, οὐκ ἀνδροφονήσαντά με τοῦτον καταικίζεισ τὸν τρόπον, οὐδὲ ἀσεβήσαντα, ἀλλὰ θείου νόμου προασπίζοντα. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 9:15)
  • ἀλλ’, ὦ θεοῖσ ἐχθρὲ σύ, τοὺσ χρησμοὺσ καὶ προαγορεύσεισ τῶν ἐσομένων τίνοσ ἔργον ἂν εἴποισ ἢ θεῶν καὶ τῆσ προνοίασ τῆσ ἐκείνων; (Lucian, Juppiter trageodeus, (no name) 43:1)
  • σὺ δ’ ὦ θεοῖσιν ἐχθρὲ ποῖ’ ἄττ’ ἐστὶν ἅττ’ ἐποίεισ; (Aristophanes, Frogs, Agon, Epirrheme23)
  • οὐ μὴ πρότερον οἴσεισ,2 θεοῖσιν ἐχθρὲ σύ, τὸ λεβήτιον, τἀκ τοῦ νίτρου πάλιν ὑστερεῖσ; (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 4, book 4, chapter 683)
  • χρησμὸσ Πυθίασ ἐχθρὲ περικτιόνεσσι, φίλ’ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι, εἴσω τὸν προβόλαιον ἔχων, πεφυλαγμένοσ ἧσο, καὶ κεφαλὴν πεφύλαξο· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 14, chapter 941)

Synonyms

  1. hated

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