μάχη
machē
“quarrel”
Definition
a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy
from G3164 (μάχομαι);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
μάχη appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
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