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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 17 times in 17 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7 - And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8 - So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:13 - About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho for war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25 - Are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel or fight with them?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:44

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:44 - “You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23 - which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 - Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14 - Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 - Whoever loves a quarrel loves sin; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - do not bring[fn] hastily to court, for what will you do in the end if your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10 - or the one who hears it may shame you and the charge against you will stand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:20 - Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 - As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:32 - “If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:33 - For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 - Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high.
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