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To quarrel

θυμομαχέωStrong’s G2371

thumomacheō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Thumomacheō is the Greek word usually translated “furiously angry”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king’s country.”
Acts 12:20 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “furiously angry”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • furiously angry 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    θυμομαχέω thumomacheō · to quarrel

    θυμομαέω, -ῶ (θυμός, μάχομαι), to fight desperately, have a hot quarrel: with dative of person(s), Act.12:20.† (AS)

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

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “quarrel” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    QUAR'REL, noun

    [Latin queror, to complain, that is, to cry out with a loud voice. Hence we see the primary sense is the same as brawl. The Latin queror coincides in elements with to call, to bawl, to shout, and gearan, a complaint. Heb.

    1. A brawl; a petty fight or scuffle; from its noise and uproar.
    2. A dispute; a contest.
    3. A breach of friendship or concord; open variance between parties.
    4. Cause of dispute.
    All definitions and other forms of “quarrel”
    1. Something that gives a right to mischief, reprisal or action.
    2. Objection; ill will, or reason to complain; ground of objection or dispute.“Herodias had a quarrel against him” Mark 6:19
    3. Something peevish, malicious, or disposed to make trouble. [Not used.]

    QUAR'REL, noun

    1. An arrow with a square head. [Not used unless in poetry.]
    2. A pane of glass; a square. [See Quarry and Square.]

    QUAR'REL, verb intransitive

    1. To dispute violently or with loud and angry words; to wrangle; to scold.
    2. To fight; to scuffle; to contend; to squabble; used of two persons or of a small number.
    3. To fall into variance.
    4. To find fault; to cavil.
    5. To disagree; to be at variance; not to be in accordance in form or essence.

    QUAR'REL, verb transitive

    1. To quarrel with.
    2. To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

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