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ἐχθρός G2190
G2190 is the Greek word ἐχθρός, transliterated echthrós. The King James Version most often renders it enemies.
What it means
hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially Satan).
Where it comes from
from a primary (to hate).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 31 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: enemy, foe.
Verses using ἐχθρός
All 31 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 5:44 · KJV
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;
Matthew 10:36 · KJV
And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
Matthew 13:25 · KJV
But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
Matthew 13:28 · KJV
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Matthew 13:39 · KJV
The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Matthew 22:44 · KJV
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Mark 12:36 · KJV
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.
Luke 1:71 · KJV
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Luke 1:74 · KJV
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Luke 6:27 · KJV
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luke 6:35 · KJV
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.
Luke 10:19 · KJV
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.
Luke 19:27 · KJV
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Luke 19:43 · KJV
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,
Luke 20:43 · KJV
Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Acts 2:35 · KJV
Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
Acts 13:10 · KJV
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?
Romans 5:10 · KJV
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.
Romans 11:28 · KJV
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.
Romans 12:20 · KJV
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.
1 Corinthians 15:25 · KJV
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
1 Corinthians 15:26 · KJV
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
Galatians 4:16 · KJV
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Philippians 3:18 · KJV
(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:
Colossians 1:21 · KJV
And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
2 Thessalonians 3:15 · KJV
Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
Hebrews 1:13 · KJV
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Hebrews 10:13 · KJV
From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
James 4:4 · KJV
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.
Revelation 11:5 · KJV
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.
Revelation 11:12 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's G2190 mean?
G2190 is the Greek word ἐχθρός (echthrós), meaning hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially Satan).
How is G2190 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it enemies (19 times), enemy (10 times), foes (2 times).
How many times does G2190 appear in the Bible?
ἐχθρός (echthrós) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2190 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from a primary (to hate).
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