Strong's Number G3164

μάχομαι

machomai · makh'-om-ahee

Transliteration:

machomai{makh'-om-ahee}

Word Origin:

middle voice of an apparently root word

TDNT:

4:527,573

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute

Usage in the KJV:

strive 1, fight 1

Total: 4
Occurs 4 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

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