ἐχθροῦ

echthrós

enemy

Primarily, an enemy or adversary—one who is hostile or opposed to another. The term can denote both personal and collective hostility, ranging from general enmity to specific opposition, whether in attitude, action, or relationship. In extended contexts, it can describe those who are opposed, hostile, or estranged, whether on personal, national, or cosmic levels. Usage as an adjective (rare) refers to being hostile or inimical.

G2190

Luke 10:19 · Word #18

Lexicon G2190

Lemmaἐχθρός
Transliterationechthrós
Strong'sG2190
DefinitionPrimarily, an enemy or adversary—one who is hostile or opposed to another. The term can denote both personal and collective hostility, ranging from general enmity to specific opposition, whether in attitude, action, or relationship. In extended contexts, it can describe those who are opposed, hostile, or estranged, whether on personal, national, or cosmic levels. Usage as an adjective (rare) refers to being hostile or inimical.

Morphology ADJ.S GEN M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseenemy
Literalenemy

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐχθρός
Strong'sG2190

SIBI-P1 Translation G2190-05

of an enemy

Morphological NotesSubstantive adjective; genitive masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe genitive singular form denotes possession or relation, rendered concisely as "of an enemy." This preserves the core sense of one characterized by hostility or enmity from the root ἐχθ-.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

enemy

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleChanged from 'of an enemy' to 'enemy' for idiomatic and contextual completeness—refers generically to the enemy as a class, not a single unspecified one. SILEX supports the more general sense here.
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