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Lexicon :: Strong's G3163 - machē

Aa
μάχη
Transliteration
machē (Key)
Pronunciation
makh'-ay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:527,573

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxvi. πόλεμος, μάχη.

Strong’s Definitions

μάχη máchē, makh'-ay; from G3164; a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy:—fighting, strive, striving.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3163 in the following manner: fighting (2x), strife (1x), striving (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3163 in the following manner: fighting (2x), strife (1x), striving (1x).

  1. a fight or combat

    1. of those in arms, a battle

    2. of persons at variance, disputants etc., strife, contention

    3. a quarrel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάχη máchē, makh'-ay; from G3164; a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy:—fighting, strive, striving.
STRONGS G3163:
μάχη, μάχης, ἡ (μάχομαι; from Homer down), the Sept. several times for רִיב, מָדון, etc.; a flight, combat;
1. of those in arms, a battle.
2. of persons at variance disputants, etc., strife, contention; a quarrel: 2 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Timothy 2:23; James 4:1; μάχαι νομικαι, contentions about the law, Titus 3:9.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Corinthians
7:5
2 Timothy
2:23
Titus
3:9
James
4:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3163 matches the Greek μάχη (machē),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:7 - And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:8 - And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:13 - about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Jehovah unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25 - And now art thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:44

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:44 -
Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people;
Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations:
A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23 -
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble,
Against the day of battle and war?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:18 -
A wrathful man stirreth up contention;
But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:1 -
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,
Than a house full of feasting with strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:14 -
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water:
Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:19 -
He loveth transgression that loveth strife:
He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:8 -
Go not forth hastily to strive,
Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:10 -
Lest he that heareth it revile thee,
And thine infamy turn not away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:20 -
For lack of wood the fire goeth out;
And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 -
As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to inflame strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:32 -
If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself,
Or if thou hast thought evil,
Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:33 -
For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter,
And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood;
So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:4 - Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.
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