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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

Examples

  • εἶπεν ὁ ἐχθρόσ, διώξασ καταλήψομαι, μεριῶ σκῦλα, ἐμπλήσω ψυχήν μου, ἀνελῶ τῇ μαχαίρᾳ μου, κυριεύσει ἡ χείρ μου. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 15:9)
  • καὶ ἔσται Ἐδὼμ κληρονομία, καὶ ἔσται κληρονομία Ἡσαῦ ὁ ἐχθρὸσ αὐτοῦ. καὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐποίησεν ἐν ἰσχύϊ. (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 24:18)
  • καὶ παρελεύσεται ὑμῶν πᾶσ ὁπλίτησ τὸν Ἰορδάνην ἔναντι Κυρίου, ἕωσ ἂν ἐκτριβῇ ὁ ἐχθρὸσ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 32:21)
  • ἢ παντὶ λίθῳ, ἐν ᾧ ἀποθανεῖται ἐν αὐτῷ, οὐκ εἰδώσ, καὶ ἐπιπέσῃ ἐπ’ αὐτόν, καὶ ἀποθάνῃ, αὐτὸσ δὲ οὐκ ἐχθρὸσ αὐτοῦ ἦν, οὐδὲ ζητῶν κακοποιῆσαι αὐτόν, (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 35:23)
  • καὶ φαγῇ τὰ ἔκγονα τῆσ κοιλίασ σου, κρέα υἱῶν σου καὶ θυγατέρων σου, ὅσα ἔδωκέ σοι Κύριοσ ὁ Θεόσ σου, ἐν τῇ στενοχωρίᾳ σου καὶ ἐν τῇ θλίψει σου, ᾗ θλίψει σε ὁ ἐχθρόσ σου. (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 28:53)

Synonyms

  1. hated

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