Philoneikia φιλονεικία
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| φιλονεικία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | philoneikia |
| Strong's number | G5379 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | love of dispute |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Philoneikia (Greek φιλονεικία, Strong's G5379) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “love of dispute”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
φιλονεικία, -ας, ἡ
(φιλόνεικος), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:4, 4Ma.1:26 4Mac 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)
(φιλόνεικος), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:4, 4Ma.1:26 4Mac 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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | strife (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | dispute (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Philoneikia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 22:24And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).