μάχομαι machomai · G3164

to quarrel

μάχομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for רִיב, also for נָצָה ni., etc. ; ] ; 1. to fight: Act.7:26. ; 2. to quarrel, dispute: 2Ti.2:24, Jas.4:2; πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Jhn.6:52 (cf. δια-μάχομαι).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μάχομαι [ᾰ], ; Ionic dialect present optative μαχέοιτο []; participle μαχεόμενος variant in []; Epic dialect μαχειόμενος []: Epic dialect imperfect μαχέσκετο []: future μαχήσομαι []; μαχέσομαι, δια-μαχεσόμεθα (as variant) []; also in late Prose, []: aorist ἐμαχεσάμην []; infinitive μαχέσασθαι []; participle μαχεσσαμένω []: perfect μεμάχημαι []: late aorist ἐμαχέσθην []future μαχεσθήσομαι only []:—fight, []; μάχην μ. [] mostly of armies and persons fighting as parts of armies, but sometimes of …

Where it's used 4 times

John 6:52 · Acts 7:26 · 2 Timothy 2:24 · James 4:2

Source: TBESG G3164; TFLSJ G3164

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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