King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G269
Transliteration: amachos
Phonetic Spelling: (am'-akh-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: abstaining from fighting
Meaning: abstaining from fighting
ἄμαχος, (μάχη), in Greek writings (from Pindar down) commonly not to be withstood, invincible; more rarely abstaining from fighting (Xenophon, Cyril 4, 1, 16; Hell. 4, 4, 9); in the N. T. twice metaphorically, not contentious: 1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 3:2.
Word Summary
amachos: abstaining from fighting
Original Word: ἄμαχοςTransliteration: amachos
Phonetic Spelling: (am'-akh-os)
Part of Speech: Adjective
Short Definition: abstaining from fighting
Meaning: abstaining from fighting
Strong's Concordance
uncontentious, peaceableFrom a (as a negative particle) and mache; peaceable -- not a brawler.
see GREEK a
see GREEK mache
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 269: ἄμαχοςἄμαχος, (μάχη), in Greek writings (from Pindar down) commonly not to be withstood, invincible; more rarely abstaining from fighting (Xenophon, Cyril 4, 1, 16; Hell. 4, 4, 9); in the N. T. twice metaphorically, not contentious: 1 Timothy 3:3; Titus 3:2.