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μάχη

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
μάχη, ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
machē
Simplified transliteration: 
mache
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3163
GK Number: 
3480
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
quarrel, conflict, fighting
Definition: 
a fight, battle, conflict;, in NT contention, dispute, strife, controversy, 2 Cor. 7:5; 2 Tim. 2:23; Tit. 3:9; Jas. 4:1*

Greek-English Concordance for μάχη

2 Corinthians 7:5 For even when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but on all sides we were distressed — from the outside came conflicts (machai | μάχαι | nom pl fem), from within there were fears.
2 Timothy 2:23 But avoid the foolish and uneducated speculations, knowing that they breed quarrels (machas | μάχας | acc pl fem).
Titus 3:9 But shun foolish speculations and genealogies and strife and quarrels (machas | μάχας | acc pl fem) about the law, for they are harmful and useless.
James 4:1 What accounts for the quarrels and disputes (machai | μάχαι | nom pl fem) among you? Is it not this — your desires that are at war in your members?