King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3163
Transliteration: machē
Phonetic Spelling: (makh'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a fight
Meaning: a fight
μάχη, μάχης, ἡ (μάχομαι; from Homer down), the Sept. several times for רִיב, מָדון, etc.; a flight, combat;
Word Summary
machē: a fight
Original Word: μάχηTransliteration: machē
Phonetic Spelling: (makh'-ay)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a fight
Meaning: a fight
Strong's Concordance
fighting, strive, striving. From machomai; a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy -- fighting, strive, striving.
see GREEK machomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3163: μάχημάχη, μάχης, ἡ (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.