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μάχομαι G3164
G3164 is the Greek word μάχομαι, transliterated máchomai. The King James Version most often renders it strove.
What it means
to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute.
Where it comes from
middle voice of an apparently primary verb.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: fight, strive.
Verses using μάχομαι
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
John 6:52 · KJV
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
Acts 7:26 · KJV
And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
2 Timothy 2:24 · KJV
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
James 4:2 · KJV
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Common questions
What does Strong's G3164 mean?
G3164 is the Greek word μάχομαι (máchomai), meaning to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute.
How is G3164 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it strove (2 times), strive (1 time), fight (1 time).
How many times does G3164 appear in the Bible?
μάχομαι (máchomai) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G3164 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: middle voice of an apparently primary verb.
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