Hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition · quarrel · zeal · passion (as if breathing hard) · rivalry · dissension · sect · envy
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ἔχθρα · ἔρις · ζῆλος · θυμός · ἐριθεία · διχοστασία · αἵρεσις · φθόνος is a Greek phrase meaning "hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, factions, envies".
Full entry for ἔχθραι, ἔρις, ζῆλος, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, διχοστασίαι, αἱρέσεις, φθόνοι (G2189, G2054, G2205, G2372, G2052, G1370, G139, G5355) · Open the biblical lexicon
ἔχθρα · ἔρις · ζῆλος · θυμός · ἐριθεία · διχοστασία · αἵρεσις · φθόνος is a Greek phrase meaning "hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, factions, envies".
G2189, G2054, G2205, G2372, G2052, G1370, G139, G5355 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Greek phrase. hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, factions, envies
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
ἔχθραι, ἔρις, ζῆλος, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, διχοστασίαι, αἱρέσεις, φθόνοι is built from this root: