3163. maché
Strong's Lexicon
maché: Battle, fight, conflict, strife

Original Word: μάχη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: maché
Pronunciation: mah-KHAY
Phonetic Spelling: (makh'-ay)
Definition: Battle, fight, conflict, strife
Meaning: (earlier: a battle, conflict, hence) in the sphere of words, etc: strife, contention, quarrel.

Word Origin: Derived from the verb μάχομαι (machomai), meaning "to fight" or "to battle."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "maché" is מִלְחָמָה (milchamah), Strong's Hebrew 4421, which also means battle or war.

Usage: The Greek word "maché" refers to a physical or metaphorical battle, fight, or conflict. It is used in the New Testament to describe both literal battles and spiritual or interpersonal conflicts. The term emphasizes the intensity and struggle involved in such confrontations.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of battle and conflict was well understood, as the society was familiar with warfare and military engagements. The term "maché" would have resonated with early Christians who lived under Roman rule, where military might was a constant presence. Additionally, philosophical and rhetorical traditions often used the imagery of battle to describe intellectual and moral struggles.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from machomai
Definition
a fight
NASB Translation
conflicts (2), disputes (1), quarrels (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3163: μάχη

μάχη, μάχης, (μάχομαι; from Homer down), the Sept. several times for רִיב, מָדון, etc.; a flight, combat;

1. of those in arms, a battle.

2. of persons at variance disputants, etc., strife, contention; a quarrel: 2 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Timothy 2:23; James 4:1; μάχαι νομικαι, contentions about the law, Titus 3:9.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fighting, strive, striving.

From machomai; a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy -- fighting, strive, striving.

see GREEK machomai

Forms and Transliterations
μαχαι μάχαι μάχαις μαχας μάχας μάχη μαχήλ μάχην μάχης μαχηταί μαχηταίς μαχητάς μαχητήν μαχητής μαχήτης μαχητού μαχητών μάχιμοι μαχίμου μαχίμων machai máchai machas máchas
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Corinthians 7:5 N-NFP
GRK: θλιβόμενοι ἔξωθεν μάχαι ἔσωθεν φόβοι
NAS: on every side: conflicts without,
KJV: without [were] fightings, within
INT: being oppressed on the outside contentions within fears

2 Timothy 2:23 N-AFP
GRK: ὅτι γεννῶσιν μάχας
NAS: knowing that they produce quarrels.
KJV: that they do gender strifes.
INT: that they breed quarrels

Titus 3:9 N-AFP
GRK: ἔρεις καὶ μάχας νομικὰς περιίστασο
NAS: and strife and disputes about the Law,
KJV: and strivings about the law;
INT: quarrels and contentions about [the] law stand aloof from

James 4:1 N-NFP
GRK: καὶ πόθεν μάχαι ἐν ὑμῖν
NAS: of quarrels and conflicts among
KJV: [come] wars and fightings among you?
INT: and from where fightings among you

Strong's Greek 3163
4 Occurrences


μάχαι — 2 Occ.
μάχας — 2 Occ.

















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