Echthra is antagonism between people or directed toward God, portrayed as something opposed, ended, or listed among destructive practices.

The attested uses show antagonism in relationships: between people who were mutually opposed, among destructive practices, and in the barrier removed as two are reconciled. It also names a stance directed toward God, connected in the cited clauses with friendship with the world and the purpose of the flesh.

1. Antagonism within human relationships · dominant

   In Ephesians 2:14 and Ephesians 2:16, the accusative singular occurs in clauses about a dividing barrier being broken down and the hostility being killed as both are reconciled. In Galatians 5:20 the nominative plural stands in a list with strife, jealousy, anger, rivalries, dissensions, and factions; in Luke 23:12 the dative singular describes Herod and Pilate as having been at enmity with each other before becoming friends.

   Ephesians 2:14Ephesians 2:16Galatians 5:20Luke 23:12
2. Hostility directed toward God · common

   In James 4:4, the nominative singular occurs in the statement that friendship with the world is hostility toward God, followed by the description of such a person as an enemy of God. In Romans 8:7, the nominative singular describes the purpose of the flesh as hostile toward God and not submitting to God's law.

   James 4:4Romans 8:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses "hostility" in Ephesians 2:14, Ephesians 2:16, James 4:4, and Romans 8:7, "enmities" in Galatians 5:20, and "enmity" in Luke 23:12. These are presentations of the clauses in a translation renderings.