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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, ἡ (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 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 7:5 - For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:23 - Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:9 - But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:1 - What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions[fn] are at war within you?[fn]
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