GreekG5379Noun (Feminine)
φιλονεικία
philoneikia
“love of dispute”
1Occurrences
G5379Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
quarrelsomeness, i.e. a dispute
from G5380 (φιλόνεικος);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
love of strife, rivalry, emulation (Plat.), but mostly in bad sense (Thuc.), contentiousness, contention: (but see Field, Notes, 75 f.).
LXX: 4 *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
φιλονεικία appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Luke
1
Key Passages
Luke 22:24BSB
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
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