ἐχθρός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ά, όν, ([[ἔχθος]])<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[hated]], [[hateful]], of persons and things, freq. from Hom. downwds. (Hom. has it only in this pass. sense); ἐχθρὸς γάρ μοι κεῖνος ὁμῶς Ἀΐδαο πύλῃσι Od.14.156, Il.9.312; <b class="b3">ἐχθρὸν δέ μοί ἐστιν</b> c.inf., 'tis [[hateful]] to me to... Od.12.452; θεοῖσιν ἐχθρός Hes.''Th.'' 766, Thgn.601, [[Aristophanes|Ar.]]''[[The Knights|Eq.]]''34; ὁ θεοῖσιν ἐχθρός Pl.Com.74, etc.; cf. [[θεοισεχθρός]].<br><span class="bld">II</span> Act., [[hating]], [[hostile]], first in Hes. and Pi. (v. infr. 111), τινι D.10.11, X.''Ages.''6.1, etc.: c. gen., <b class="b3">ὕβριος ἐχθρὰν ὁδόν</b> [[averse]] [[from]] [[insolence]], Pi.''O.''7.90: abs., ἐχθρὰ [[γλῶσσα]] A.''Ch.''309 (anap.); ὀργαί Id.''Eu.''937 (anap.), etc.; ἀστέρες Vett.Val.143.5.<br><span class="bld">III</span> as [[substantive]], [[ἐχθρός]], ὁ, [[enemy]], where the act. and pass. senses freq. coincide, Hes.''Op.''342, Pi.''P.''2.84, etc.; ἀνὴρ ἐχθρός [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]1.92; ὁ Διὸς ἐχθρός A.''Pr.''120 (anap.); ἐχθροῖς ἐχθρὰ πορσύνων Id.''Ag.''1374; εἴ.. τινα ἴδοι ἐχθρὸν ἑαυτοῦ Th.4.47; οἱ ἐμοὶ ἐχθροί Id.6.89, etc.—Acc. to Ammon.''Diff.''p.63 V., [[ἐχθρός]] is [[one]] who has been [[φίλος]], but is [[alienated]]; [[πολέμιος]] one who is at [[war]]; [[δυσμενής]] = one who has long been [[alienate]]d and [[refuse]]s to be [[reconcile]]d.<br><span class="bld">IV</span> regul. Comp. [[ἐχθρότερος]] [[Demosthenes|D.]] ''[[Prooemia|Prooem.]]'' 40.3, ''AP''5.160 (Hedyl. or Asclep.); Sup. [[ἐχθρότατος]] Pi.''N.''1.65, S.''OT''1346 (lyr.), D.19.300: but more freq. irreg. [[ἐχθίων]], [[ἔχθιστος]] ([[quod vide|qq.v.]]).<br><span class="bld">V</span> Adv. [[ἐχθρῶς]], μισοῦντες Pl.''Lg.''697d, etc.: Comp. [[ἐχθροτέρως]] D.5.18: Sup. [[ἐχθρότατα]] Id.23.149.