μάχομαι
Transliteration
machomai (Key)
Pronunciation
makh'-om-ahee
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice of an apparently root word
mGNT
4x in 4 unique form(s) TR
4x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
19x in 6 unique form(s)
Ἐμάχοντο — 1x
μάχεσθαι — 1x
μάχεσθε — 1x
μαχομένοις — 1x
ἐμάχοντο — 1x
μάχεσθαι — 1x
μάχεσθε — 1x
μαχομένοις — 1x
ἐμαχεσάμην — 4x
ἐμαχέσαντο — 7x
ἐμαχέσατο — 3x
μάχεσθαι — 2x
μαχόμενος — 1x
μάχωνται — 2x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:527,573

Strong’s Definitions

μάχομαι máchomai, makh'-om-ahee; middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute:—fight, strive.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3164 in the following manner: strive (3x), fight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3164 in the following manner: strive (3x), fight (1x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάχομαι máchomai, makh'-om-ahee; middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute:—fight, strive.
STRONGS G3164:
μάχομαι; imperfect 3 person plural Ἐμάχοντο; (allied with μάχαιρα; Curtius, § 459; Vanicek, p. 687; from Homer down); to fight: properly, of armed combatants, or those who engage in a hand-to-hand struggle, Acts 7:26; tropically, of those who engage in a war of words, to quarrel, wrangle, dispute: 2 Timothy 2:24; πρός ἀλλήλους, John 6:52 (cf. Winers Grammar, § 31, 5; Buttmann, § 133, 8); of those who contend at law for property and privileges, James 4:2. (Compare: διαμάχομαι. Synonym: see πόλεμος, b.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

John
6:52
Acts
7:26
2 Timothy
2:24
James
4:2
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