Contention
παραδιατριβήStrong’s G3859paradiatribē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Paradiatribē is the Greek word usually translated “constant frictions”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.”
Meaning
Usually translated “constant frictions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- constant frictions 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
παραδιατριβή paradiatribē · contention
παρα-δια-τριβή, -ῆς, ἡ useless wrangling: seel. in Rec. for διαπαρατριβή (which see), 1Ti.6:5.† δια-παρα-τριβή, -ῆς, ἡ (παρατριβή, friction, irritation) mutual irritation (Field, Notes, 211), wrangling: 1Ti.6:5 (Rec. παραδιατριβή).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “contention” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CONTENTION, noun
[Latin See Contend.]
- Strife; struggle; a violent effort to obtain something, or to resist a person, claim or injury; contest; quarrel.
- Strife in words or debate; quarrel; angry contest; controversy.“Avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law” Titus 3:9“A fools lips enter into contention” Proverbs 18:6
- Strife or endeavor to excel; emulation.
- Eagerness; zeal; ardor; vehemence of endeavor.
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.