Word study · Greek
echthrós
enemy
Say it: ekh-THROS (approximate)
ἐχθρός
What it means
An enemy, someone hostile. In 1:21, the Colossians were "enemies in your mind" through evil deeds before being reconciled. In Romans 5:10 we are reconciled "while we were enemies."
Range of meaning
- EnemyOne hostile.
- OpponentOne on the opposite side.
In Colossians
- Chapter 1
"And enemies in your mind" (1:21).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2190 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources