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 · ἘμάχοντοThe Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”Acts 7:26 · μαχομένοις“The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, ‘Sirs, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?’2 Timothy 2:24 · μάχεσθαιThe Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,James 4:2 · μάχεσθεYou lust, and don’t have. You kill, covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.