Original Word: μάχη, ης, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: maché
Phonetic Spelling: (makh'-ay)
Short Definition: strife, contention, quarrel
Definition: (earlier: a battle, conflict, hence) in the sphere of words, etc: strife, contention, quarrel.STRONGS NT 3163: μάχη

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.

fighting, strive, striving.

From machomai; a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy -- fighting, strive, striving.

see GREEK machomai

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