μάχομαι [in LXX chiefly for רִיב, also for נָצָה ni., etc. ;] 1. to fight: Act.7:26. 2. to quarrel, dispute: 2Ti.2:24, Jas.4:2; πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Jhn.6:52 (cf. δια-μάχομαι).† (AS)
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G3164 — μάχομαι
machomai · to quarrel · Greek
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John 6:52 · ἘμάχοντοAt this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”Acts 7:26 · μαχομένοιςThe next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’2 Timothy 2:24 · μάχεσθαιAnd a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.James 4:2 · μάχεσθεYou crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.