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3164 – μάχομαι (machomai)

strive


Type:
Verb
Greek: μάχομαι (machomai)
Pronunciation: makh-om-ahee
Gematria: 762(40 + 1 + 600 + 70 + 40 + 1 + 10)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Middle voice of an apparently root word
Usage: 4 times in NT

Description

  1. To fight.
    1. Of armed combatants, or those who engage in a hand to hand struggle.
    2. Of those who engage in a war of words, to quarrel, wrangle, dispute.
    3. Of those who contend at law for property and privileges.


Word root

Word with machomai as root:

διαμάχομαιdiamachomaiG1264strive
θεομάχοςtheomachosG2314to fight against God
θηριομαχέωtheriomacheoG2341fight with beasts
θυμομαχέωthumomacheoG2371highly displeased
λογομαχέωlogomacheoG3054strive about words
μάχηmacheG3163fighting

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into machomai :

חָרֵבcharavH2717ato dry
חָרָהcharahH2734to be incensed
לָחַםlachamH3898ato fight
נָכָהnachahH5221to smite
נָצָהnatsahH5327ato struggle
רִיבrivH7378to contend

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
VERB Verb
imp. middle dep. ind. imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative
pl. third person plural
V-INI-3P-1
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. ind. present middle or passive deponent indicative
pl. second person plural
V-PNI-2P-1
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. inf. present middle or passive deponent infinitive
V-PNN-1
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. part. present middle or passive deponent Participle
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
V-PNP-DPM-1


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Usage in NT


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Total    4

References (4 occurances in 4 verses)




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