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It often refers to the deep-seated animosity or opposition that exists between individuals or groups. In a spiritual context, it can also describe the hostility between humanity and God due to sin.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, enmity was a common aspect of social and political life, often resulting in feuds, wars, and divisions. The concept of enmity was not only personal but also communal, affecting relationships between different ethnic groups, political factions, and religious sects. In the Jewish context, enmity could also be seen in the division between Jews and Gentiles, as well as between different sects within Judaism.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2189</b> <i>é<smallcaps>x</smallcaps>thra</i> – properly, enemy (hatred, hostility); enmity. <a href="/greek/2190.htm">See 2190</a> (<i>e<smallcaps>x</smallcaps>thros</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2189: ἔχθρα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἔχθρα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἔχθρας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (from the adjective <span class="greek2">ἐχθρός</span>), <span class="accented">enmity</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-12.htm">Luke 23:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14</a> (15),16; plural, <a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-20.htm">Galatians 5:20</a>; <span class="greek2">ἔχθρα</span> (Lachmann <span class="greek2">ἔχθρα</span> feminine adjective (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">inimica</span>)) <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span>, toward God, <a href="/interlinear/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a> (where <span class="manuref">Tdf.</span> <span class="greek2">τῷ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεῷ</span>); <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">Θεόν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/8-7.htm">Romans 8:7</a>; by metonymy, equivalent to <span class="accented">cause of enmity,</span> <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14</a> (15) (but cf. Meyer. (From <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> down.))<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>enmity, hatred. <p>Feminine of <a href="/greek/2190.htm">echthros</a>; hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition -- enmity, hatred. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2190.htm">echthros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εχθρα έχθρα ἔχθρα ἔχθρᾳ εχθραι έχθραι ἔχθραι εχθραίνετε εχθραίνοντάς εχθραίνοντές εχθραίνουσιν εχθραίνων εχθραν έχθραν ἔχθραν έχθρας εχθρεύσουσιν εχθρεύσω εχθρία echthra échthra echthrai échthrai échthrāi echthran échthran<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/23-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ ἐν <b>ἔχθρᾳ</b> ὄντες πρὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for before they had been <span class="itali">enemies</span> with each other.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at <span class="itali">enmity</span> between<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed at <span class="itali">emnity</span> were between<p><b><a href="/text/romans/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 8:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς σαρκὸς <b>ἔχθρα</b> εἰς θεόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on the flesh <span class="itali">is hostile</span> toward<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mind <span class="itali">[is] enmity</span> against<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/8-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the flesh <span class="itali">[is] hostility</span> toward God<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰδωλολατρία φαρμακεία <b>ἔχθραι</b> ἔρις ζῆλος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sorcery, <span class="itali">enmities,</span> strife,<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> witchcraft, <span class="itali">hatred,</span> variance,<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> idolatry sorcery <span class="itali">enmities</span> strife jealousy<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 2:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν <b>ἔχθραν</b> ἐν τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in His flesh <span class="itali">the enmity,</span> [which is] the Law<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> flesh <span class="itali">the enmity,</span> [even] the law<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the <span class="itali">hostility</span> in the<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 2:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀποκτείνας τὴν <b>ἔχθραν</b> ἐν αὐτῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by it having put to death <span class="itali">the enmity.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> having slain <span class="itali">the enmity</span> thereby:<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having slain the <span class="itali">hostility</span> by it<p><b><a href="/text/james/4-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦ κόσμου <b>ἔχθρα</b> τοῦ θεοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with the world <span class="itali">is hostility</span> toward God?<br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is <span class="itali">enmity</span> with God?<br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the world <span class="itali">hostility [with]</span> God<p><b><a href="/greek/2189.htm">Strong's Greek 2189</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2189.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/echthra_2189.htm">ἔχθρᾳ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/echthrai_2189.htm">ἔχθραι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/echthran_2189.htm">ἔχθραν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2188.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2188"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2188" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2189a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2189a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2189a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>