King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2054
Transliteration: eris
Phonetic Spelling: (er'-is)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: strife
Meaning: strife
ἔρις, ἔριδος, ἡ, accusative ἔριν (Philippians 1:15), pl. ἔριδες (1 Corinthians 1:11) and ἐρεῖς (2 Corinthians 12:20 (R G Tr text; Galatians 5:20 R G WH marginal reading); Titus 3:9 (R G L Tr); see (WHs Appendix, p. 157); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 326; Matthiae, § 80 note 8; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr., p. 191f; (Winers Grammar, 65 (63); Buttmann, 24 (22))); contention, strife, wrangling: Romans 1:29; Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 1:11; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Galatians 5:20; Philippians 1:15; 1 Timothy 6:4; Titus 3:9. (From Homer down.)
Word Summary
eris: strife
Original Word: ἔριςTransliteration: eris
Phonetic Spelling: (er'-is)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: strife
Meaning: strife
Strong's Concordance
contention, debate, strife Of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, i.e. (by implication) wrangling -- contention, debate, strife, variance.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2054: ἔριςἔρις, ἔριδος, ἡ, accusative ἔριν (Philippians 1:15), pl. ἔριδες (1 Corinthians 1:11) and ἐρεῖς (2 Corinthians 12:20 (R G Tr text; Galatians 5:20 R G WH marginal reading); Titus 3:9 (R G L Tr); see (WHs Appendix, p. 157); Lob. ad Phryn., p. 326; Matthiae, § 80 note 8; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr., p. 191f; (Winers Grammar, 65 (63); Buttmann, 24 (22))); contention, strife, wrangling: Romans 1:29; Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 1:11; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Galatians 5:20; Philippians 1:15; 1 Timothy 6:4; Titus 3:9. (From Homer down.)