ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΕΙΝ, ἐχθραινειν
ECHTHRAINEIN, echthrainein
Sounds Like: ekh-THRAI-neen
Translations: to be hostile, to show enmity, to hate
From the root: ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the present active infinitive form of the verb 'ἐχθραίνω'. It means to act as an enemy, to show hostility, or to be at enmity with someone. It describes the state or action of being hostile towards another, often implying a deep-seated antagonism or hatred. It can be used in contexts where one party is actively opposing or showing ill-will towards another.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2189 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 1 Maccabees — 9:51
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΕΤΕ — be hostile, show enmity, hate, become an enemy
- ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΟΝΤΑ — being hostile, showing enmity, hating, an enemy, those who are hostile
- ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΟΝΤΑΣ — those who are hostile, those who are enemies, those who show enmity, those who are hostile to, those who are enemies to
- ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΟΝΤΕΣ — being hostile, showing enmity, hating, those who are hostile, those who hate
- ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΟΝΤΩΝ — of those who are hostile, of those who are enemies, of those who are at enmity
- ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΟΥΣΙΝ — they are hostile, they are enemies, they show hostility, they hate
- ἘΧΘΡΑΙΝΩΝ — being hostile, showing hostility, hating, being an enemy
- ἨΧΘΡΑΣΑΝ — they became hostile, they were hostile, they hated, they became enemies
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