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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.
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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 Box Gen 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7 - So disputes broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8 - Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:13 - These armed men—about 40,000 strong—were ready for battle, and the LORD was with them as they crossed over to the plains of Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25 - Are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he try to make a case against Israel for disputed land? Did he go to war against them?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:44

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:44 - “You gave me victory over my accusers.
You preserved me as the ruler over nations;
people I don’t even know now serve me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23 - (I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble,
for the day of battle and war.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 - A hot-tempered person starts fights;
a cool-tempered person stops them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 - Better a dry crust eaten in peace
than a house filled with feasting—and conflict.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14 - Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate,
so stop before a dispute breaks out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 - Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin;
anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 - don’t be in a hurry to go to court.
For what will you do in the end
if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10 - Others may accuse you of gossip,
and you will never regain your good reputation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:20 - Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 - A quarrelsome person starts fights
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:32 - If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil,
cover your mouth in shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:33 - As the beating of cream yields butter
and striking the nose causes bleeding,
so stirring up anger causes quarrels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 - What good is fasting
when you keep on fighting and quarreling?
This kind of fasting
will never get you anywhere with me.
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