G5379: φιλονεικία
philoneikía · “love of dispute”
Definition
quarrelsomeness, i.e. a dispute
KJV translates it as: strife
Word origin: from G5380 (φιλόνεικος);
Extended definition
φιλονεικία, -ας, ἡ
(φιλόνεικος), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:4, 4Ma.1:26 4Mac 8:26 * ;]
love of strife, rivalry, emulation (Plat., al.), but mostly in bad sense (Thuc., al.), contentiousness, contention: Luk.22:24 (but see Field, Notes, 75 f.).†
(AS)
(φιλόνεικος), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:4, 4Ma.1:26 4Mac 8:26 * ;]
love of strife, rivalry, emulation (Plat., al.), but mostly in bad sense (Thuc., al.), contentiousness, contention: Luk.22:24 (but see Field, Notes, 75 f.).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G5379 is translated
- a dispute ×1
Bible verses with G5379 (philoneikía)
Philoneikía appears in 1 verse.
- Luke 22:24
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.