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To fight God

θεομαχέωStrong’s G2313

theomacheō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Theomacheō is the Greek word usually translated “we shall be fighting god”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.”
Acts 23:9 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “we shall be fighting god”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • we shall be fighting god 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    θεομαχέω theomacheō · to fight God

    θεομαχέω, -ῶ (θεομάχος), [in LXX: 2Ma.7:19 * ;] to fight against God: Act.23:9 (Rec.).† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.