φιλονεικία, -ας, ἡ (φιλόνεικος), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:4, 4Ma.1:26 4Mac 8:26 * ;] love of strife, rivalry, emulation (Plat., al.), but mostly in bad sense (Thuc., al.), contentiousness, contention: Luk.22:24 (but see Field, Notes, 75 f.).† (AS)
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G5379 — φιλονεικία
philoneikia · love of dispute · Greek