μάχη
machē · fight, quarrel
Greek word · Strong’s number G3163 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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machē (μάχη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fight, quarrel”.
Conflict with others.
How to say it
ma·chē
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A clash between people, in words or blows.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- fights ×2
- quarrels ×2
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 7:5
For even when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way: outside fights, inside fears.
- 2 Timothy 2:23
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.
- Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish speculations and genealogies and strife and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and futile.
- James 4:1
From where come wars and from where fights among you? Is it not from here, from your pleasures that wage war in your members?