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Lexicon :: Strong's G3163 - machē

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μάχη
Transliteration
machē (Key)
Pronunciation
makh'-ay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:527,573

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxvi. πόλεμος, μάχη.

Strong’s Definitions

μάχη máchē, makh'-ay; from G3164; a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy:—fighting, strive, striving.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3163 in the following manner: fighting (2x), strife (1x), striving (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3163 in the following manner: fighting (2x), strife (1x), striving (1x).
  1. a fight or combat

    1. of those in arms, a battle

    2. of persons at variance, disputants etc., strife, contention

    3. a quarrel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάχη máchē, makh'-ay; from G3164; a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy:—fighting, strive, striving.
STRONGS G3163:
μάχη, μάχης, (μάχομαι; from Homer down), the Sept. several times for רִיב, מָדון, etc.; a flight, combat;
1. of those in arms, a battle.
2. of persons at variance disputants, etc., strife, contention; a quarrel: 2 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Timothy 2:23; James 4:1; μάχαι νομικαι, contentions about the law, Titus 3:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Corinthians
7:5
2 Timothy
2:23
Titus
3:9
James
4:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3163 matches the Greek μάχη (machē),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7 -

and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8 -

So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:13 -

About forty thousand equipped for war crossed to the plains of Jericho in the LORD’s presence.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25 -

“Now are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:44 -

You have freed me from the feuds among my people;

you have preserved me as head of nations;

a people I had not known serve me.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23 -

which I hold in reserve for times of trouble,

for the day of warfare and battle?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 -

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,

but one slow to anger calms strife.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 -

Better a dry crust with peace

than a house full of feasting with strife.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14 -

To start a conflict is to release a flood;

stop the dispute before it breaks out.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 -

One who loves to offend loves strife;

one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 -

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.

Otherwise, what will you do afterward

if your opponent[fn] humiliates you?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10 -

otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,

and you’ll never live it down.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:20 -

Without wood, fire goes out;

without a gossip, conflict dies down.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 -

As charcoal for embers and wood for fire,

so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:32 -

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself

or if you’ve been scheming,

put your hand over your mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:33 -

For the churning of milk produces butter,

and twisting a nose draws blood,

and stirring up anger produces strife.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 -

“You fast with contention and strife

to strike viciously with your fist.

You cannot fast as you do today,

hoping to make your voice heard on high.

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