ἐχθρός

ἐχθρός, ά, όν, ([etym.] ἔχθος)

A hated, hateful, of persons and things, freq. from Hom. downwds. (Hom. has it only in this pass. sense);

ἐ. γάρ μοι κεῖνος ὁμῶς Ἀΐδαο πύλῃσι Od.14.156

, Il.9.312; ἐχθρὸν δέ μοί ἐστιν c.inf., 'tis hateful to me to . . , Od.12.452;

θεοῖσιν ἐ. Hes.Th. 766

, Thgn.601, Ar.Eq.34;

ὁ θεοῖσιν ἐ. Pl.Com.74

, etc.; cf. θεοισεχθρός.

II [voice] Act., hating, hostile, first in Hes. and Pi. (v. infr. 111), τινι D.10.11, X.Ages.6.1, etc.: c. gen., ὕβριος ἐχθρὰν ὁδόν averse from insolence, Pi.O.7.90: abs.,

ἐ. γλῶσσα A.Ch.309

(anap.);

ὀργαί Id.Eu.937

(anap.), etc.;

ἀστέρες Vett.Val.143.5

.

III as Subst., ἐχθρός, ὁ, enemy, where the act. and pass. senses freq. coincide, Hes.Op.342, Pi.P.2.84, etc.;

ἀνὴρ ἐ. Hdt.1.92

;

ὁ Διὸς ἐ. A.Pr.120

(anap.);

ἐχθροῖς ἐχθρὰ πορσύνων Id.Ag.1374

;

εἴ . . τινα ἴδοι ἐχθρὸν ἑαυτοῦ Th.4.47

;

οἱ ἐμοὶ ἐ. 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 alienated and refuses to be reconciled.

IV regul. [comp] Comp.

ἐχθρότερος D.Prooem.40.3

, AP5.160 (Hedyl. or Asclep.); [comp] Sup. -ότατος Pi.N.1.65, S.OT1346 (lyr.), D.19.300: but more freq. irreg. ἐχθίων, ἔχθιστος (qq.v.).

V Adv.

ἐχθρῶς, μισοῦντες Pl.Lg.697d

, etc.: [comp] Comp. -οτέρως D.5.18: [comp] Sup. -ότατα Id.23.149.