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Lexicon :: Strong's G3164 - machomai

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μάχομαι
Transliteration
machomai (Key)
Pronunciation
makh'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice of an apparently root word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:527,573

Strong’s Definitions

μάχομαι máchomai, makh'-om-ahee; middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute:—fight, strive.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3164 in the following manner: strive (3x), fight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3164 in the following manner: strive (3x), fight (1x).

  1. to fight

    1. of armed combatants, or those who engage in a hand to hand struggle

    2. of those who engage in a war of words, to quarrel, wrangle, dispute

    3. of those who contend at law for property and privileges

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάχομαι máchomai, makh'-om-ahee; middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute:—fight, strive.
STRONGS G3164:
μάχομαι; imperfect 3 person plural Ἐμάχοντο; (allied with μάχαιρα; Curtius, § 459; Vanicek, p. 687; from Homer down); to fight: properly, of armed combatants, or those who engage in a hand-to-hand struggle, Acts 7:26; tropically, of those who engage in a war of words, to quarrel, wrangle, dispute: 2 Timothy 2:24; πρός ἀλλήλους, John 6:52 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 5; Buttmann, § 133, 8); of those who contend at law for property and privileges, James 4:2. (Compare: διαμάχομαι. Synonym: see πόλεμος, b.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3164 matches the Greek μάχομαι (machomai),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:52

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:52 - Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:26 - The next day Moses came upon two Israelites who were fighting. He tried to reconcile them by saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why do you want to hurt each other?’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:24 - And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:2 - You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
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