"a fight, battle, conflict; in NT contention, dispute, strife, controversy, 2 Cor. 7:5; 2 Tim. 2:23; Tit. 3:9; Jas. 4:1*"
Definition and meaning
a fight, battle, conflict; in NT contention, dispute, strife, controversy, 2 Cor. 7:5; 2 Tim. 2:23; Tit. 3:9; Jas. 4:1*
In the original Greek the word is written: μάχη
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of mache (G3163) across the King James Bible.
For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
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Common questions
Strong's G3163 (mache) is a Greek word that means: a fight, battle, conflict; in NT contention, dispute, strife, controversy, 2 Cor. 7:5; 2 Tim. 2:23; Tit. 3:9; Jas. 4:1* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word mache (G3163) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3163 is mache, a Greek word defined as: a fight, battle, conflict; in NT contention, dispute, strife, controversy, 2 Cor. 7:5; 2 Tim. 2:23; Tit. 3:9; Jas. 4:1*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
mache is a Greek word found in the New Testament.