Greek · G2190, G4228 · unreviewed

ἐχθρούς σου ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν σου

Enemy · a "foot" (figuratively or literally)

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ἐχθρός G2190 enemy

Pronunciation echthrós

Denotes personal hostility or enmity, not merely opposition; often used of Satan as humanity's spiritual adversary.

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πούς G4228 a "foot" (figuratively or literally)

Pronunciation poús

Literal body part; figuratively denotes subjection, submission, or movement toward a person or goal.

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What does ἐχθρούς σου ὑποκάτω τῶν ποδῶν σου (echthrous sou hypokatō tōn podōn sou) mean in the Bible?

ἐχθρός · πούς is a Greek word meaning "enemies under feet".

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Meaning

enemies under feet

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:25 · Matt 13:28 · Matt 13:39 · Rom 12:20 · 1 Cor 15:26 · Gal 4:16 · Jas 4:4 7×

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:36 · Luke 19:43 · Rom 5:10 · Rom 11:28 · Heb 10:13 · Rev 11:12 6×

Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 1:71 · Luke 1:74 2×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 10:19 1×

Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:44 · Matt 22:44 · Mark 12:36 · Luke 6:27 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 19:27 · Luke 20:43 · Acts 2:35 · 1 Cor 15:25 · Phil 3:18 · Col 1:21 · Heb 1:13 · Rev 11:5 13×

Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:43 · 2 Thess 3:15 2×

Vocative · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:10 1×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 15 — Christ Is Risen, the Dead Will Be Raised, and Death Will Be Destroyed Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Luke 6 — The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 5 — The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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