G5379 φιλονεικία - Strong's Greek Lexicon Number

LSJ Gloss:
φιλονεικία
love of strife, eager rivalry, contentiousness, party-spirit
Dodson:
φιλονεικία
love of dispute, contention.
Strong's:
φιλονεικία
quarrelsomeness, i.e. a dispute
Derivation: from G5380;

KJV Usage: strife.

G5380
TBESG:
φιλονεικία
love of dispute
G:N-F
φιλονεικία, -ας, ἡ
(< φιλόνεικος), [in LXX:
Refs 2Ma.4:4, 4Ma.1:26 Mac 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)
Thayer:
1) love of strife, eagerness to contend
2) contention
2a) in a good sense, emulation

φιλονεικία
philoneikia
fil-on-i-kee'-ah
From G5380; quarrelsomeness, that is, a dispute

KJV Usage: strife.


View how G5379 φιλονεικία is used in the Bible

One occurence of G5379 φιλονεικία

Luke 22:24 a strife

Distinct usage

1 a strife

Related words

G5379 φιλονεικία

G5380 φιλόνεικος

φιλόνεικος
philoneikos
fil-on'-i-kos
From G5384 and νεῖκος neikos (a quarrel; probably akin to G3534); fond of strife, that is, disputatious

KJV Usage: contentious.