quarrel

Greek Noun Female

μάχη, -ης, ἡ (μάχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for רִיב;] 1) a fight. 2) a strife, contention, quarrel: 2Co.7:5, 2Ti.2:23, Jas.4:1; pl, Tit.3:9. (AS)

quarrel

Greek Noun Female

μᾰχ-η, ἡ, (μάχομαι) battle, combat, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; sometimes of single combat, [Refs]; μ. καὶ δηϊοτής[Refs 5th c.BC+] fight a battle, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀντιάζειν τινὶ μάχαν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. συμβάλλειν τινί engage battle with, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διὰ μάχης τινὶ ἀπικέσθαι, ἔρχεσθαι, ἥκειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς μάχην πρός τινα ἐλθεῖν, μολεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μάχῃ κρατῆσαι conquer in battle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μάχη τινός battle with an enemy, Αἴαντος δ᾽ ἀλέεινε μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]: plural, strifes, ἔρις τε. πόλεμοί τε μάχαι τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, contention, strife, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; μ. νομικαί [NT] 2) ={ἀγών}, contest, as for a prize in the games, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) struggle, μηχανή τε πολλὴ καὶ μ. ἦν περί τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) mode of fighting, way of battle, ἡ μ. σφέων ἦν ἀπ᾽ ἵππων [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) field of battle, interpolated in [Refs] IV) in Logic, contradiction, inconsistency, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy; fighting, strive, striving; from g3164 (μάχομαι)