King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1264
Transliteration: diamachomai
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-am-akh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to struggle against
Meaning: to struggle against
διαμάχομαι: imperfect διεμαχομην; to fight it out; contend fiercely: of disputants, Acts 23:9. (Sir. 8:1, 3; very frequent in Attic writings.)
Word Summary
diamachomai: to struggle against
Original Word: διαμάχομαιTransliteration: diamachomai
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-am-akh'-om-ahee)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to struggle against
Meaning: to struggle against
Strong's Concordance
strive. From dia and machomai; to fight fiercely (in altercation) -- strive.
see GREEK dia
see GREEK machomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1264: διαμάχομαιδιαμάχομαι: imperfect διεμαχομην; to fight it out; contend fiercely: of disputants, Acts 23:9. (Sir. 8:1, 3; very frequent in Attic writings.)