To quarrel
μάχομαιStrong’s G3164machomai
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Machomai is the Greek word usually translated “were arguing”, “were quarreling” and “quarrel”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
Meaning
Usually translated “were arguing”, “were quarreling” and “quarrel”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- were arguing 1
- were quarreling 1
- to quarrel 1
- you quarrel 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
- Acts 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- James 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 7:26And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
- 2 Timothy 2:24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
- James 4:2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Greek dictionary
μάχομαι machomai · to quarrel
μάχομαι [in LXX chiefly for רִיב, also for נָצָה ni., etc. ;] 1. to fight: Act.7:26. 2. to quarrel, dispute: 2Ti.2:24, Jas.4:2; πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Jhn.6:52 (cf. δια-μάχομαι).† (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.
- A brawl; a petty fight or scuffle; from its noise and uproar.
- A dispute; a contest.
- A breach of friendship or concord; open variance between parties.
- Cause of dispute.
All definitions and other forms of “quarrel”
- Something that gives a right to mischief, reprisal or action.
- Objection; ill will, or reason to complain; ground of objection or dispute.“Herodias had a quarrel against him” Mark 6:19
- Something peevish, malicious, or disposed to make trouble. [Not used.]
QUAR'REL, noun
- An arrow with a square head. [Not used unless in poetry.]
- A pane of glass; a square. [See Quarry and Square.]
QUAR'REL, verb intransitive
- To dispute violently or with loud and angry words; to wrangle; to scold.
- To fight; to scuffle; to contend; to squabble; used of two persons or of a small number.
- To fall into variance.
- To find fault; to cavil.
- To disagree; to be at variance; not to be in accordance in form or essence.
QUAR'REL, verb transitive
- To quarrel with.
- 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.