Strong G5379φιλονεικία
love of dispute
- Transliteration
- philoneikia
- Pronunciation
- fil-on-i-kee'-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G5380; quarrelsomeness that is a dispute: - strife.
Detailed definition
φιλονεικία, -ας, ἡ
(φιλόνεικος), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:4, 4Ma.1:26 4Mac 8:26 *;]
love of strife, rivalry, emulation (Plat., al.), but mostly in bad sense (Thuc., al.), contentiousness, contention: Luk.22:24 (but see Field, Notes, 75 f.).†
(AS)
(φιλόνεικος), [in LXX: 2Ma.4:4, 4Ma.1:26 4Mac 8:26 *;]
love of strife, rivalry, emulation (Plat., al.), but mostly in bad sense (Thuc., al.), contentiousness, contention: Luk.22:24 (but see Field, Notes, 75 f.).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5379 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- strife1
First verses
- Luke 22:24And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
φῐλονῑκ-ία, ἡ,
love of victory, rivalry, contentiousness, mostly in bad sense, φ. ἕνεκα τῆς αὐτίκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.41, compare 3.82; φ. ἀνόητος 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 237; φ. ἢ φιλοτιμίας ἕνεκα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 860d, cf. Alcaeus1.122c; ἐκ μέθης καὶ φιλονικίας 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.43; διὰ στάσιν καὶ τὴν πρὸς ἀλλήλους φ. [prev. author] 33.4; εἰς πόλεμον καταστᾶσαι πρὸς ἀλλήλας καὶ φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.158; ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἔρις καὶ φ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.14, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 88a; ἀλλά τίς με φ. εἴληφεν πρὸς τὰ εἰρημένα [prev. author] “La.” 194a; ὑπὸ τῆς πρὸς τἀμὰ ἔργα φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.7.12; οὐ φιλονικίᾳ γε ἐρωτῶ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 515b; ἐάν τις φιλονικίᾳ κριθῇ.. δρᾶν, τεθνάτω [prev. author] “Lg.” 938c)]; εἰς τοσοῦτον φιλονικίας ἐλθεῖν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, ὥστε.. [NT+5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Mx.” 243b; ἐγένετο φ. ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸ τίς αὐτῶν δοκεῖ εἶναι μείζων NT.Luke.22.24: _plural_, φ. καὶ φιλοτιμίαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 548c, compare “Ti.” 90b, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.246; περὶ ὁπόσων ἂν ἐγγένωνται ἀνθρώποις φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.1.22; αἱ περὶ τὰς χορηγίας φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 7.53; φ. καὶ στάσεις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1308a31.)]
2 in good sense, competition, emulation, emulous eagerness, ἔστω τούτων.. κατὰ νόμον ἅμιλλά τε καὶ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 834c; φ. αὐτοῖς ἔμβαλλε 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.1.18)]; φιλονικίας ἐμποιεῖν περὶ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων[Refs ([prev. work] 8.2.26; φ. ἐνέβαλε πρὸς ἀλλήλους τισί [prev. author] “Ages.” 2.8)]; especially in the games, πολλὴ φ. ἐγίγνετο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.8.27, compare “Lac.” 4.2; διὰ φιλονικίαν [prev. author] “Hier.” 9.6; τῶν ἐργατῶν φ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους καὶ φιλοτιμία [prev. author] “Oec.” 21.10, compare “SIG” 685.12,36 (5th c.BC: Magnes Comicus Mae., 2nd c.BC, found in Crete).)] —On the form φιλονεικία, see at {φιλόνικος} near the end
love of victory, rivalry, contentiousness, mostly in bad sense, φ. ἕνεκα τῆς αὐτίκα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.41, compare 3.82; φ. ἀνόητος 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 237; φ. ἢ φιλοτιμίας ἕνεκα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 860d, cf. Alcaeus1.122c; ἐκ μέθης καὶ φιλονικίας 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 3.43; διὰ στάσιν καὶ τὴν πρὸς ἀλλήλους φ. [prev. author] 33.4; εἰς πόλεμον καταστᾶσαι πρὸς ἀλλήλας καὶ φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 12.158; ἡ πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἔρις καὶ φ. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.14, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Timaeus” 88a; ἀλλά τίς με φ. εἴληφεν πρὸς τὰ εἰρημένα [prev. author] “La.” 194a; ὑπὸ τῆς πρὸς τἀμὰ ἔργα φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 8.7.12; οὐ φιλονικίᾳ γε ἐρωτῶ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Gorgias” 515b; ἐάν τις φιλονικίᾳ κριθῇ.. δρᾶν, τεθνάτω [prev. author] “Lg.” 938c)]; εἰς τοσοῦτον φιλονικίας ἐλθεῖν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, ὥστε.. [NT+5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Mx.” 243b; ἐγένετο φ. ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸ τίς αὐτῶν δοκεῖ εἶναι μείζων NT.Luke.22.24: _plural_, φ. καὶ φιλοτιμίαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 548c, compare “Ti.” 90b, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.246; περὶ ὁπόσων ἂν ἐγγένωνται ἀνθρώποις φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 2.1.22; αἱ περὶ τὰς χορηγίας φ. 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 7.53; φ. καὶ στάσεις 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1308a31.)]
2 in good sense, competition, emulation, emulous eagerness, ἔστω τούτων.. κατὰ νόμον ἅμιλλά τε καὶ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 834c; φ. αὐτοῖς ἔμβαλλε 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.1.18)]; φιλονικίας ἐμποιεῖν περὶ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων[Refs ([prev. work] 8.2.26; φ. ἐνέβαλε πρὸς ἀλλήλους τισί [prev. author] “Ages.” 2.8)]; especially in the games, πολλὴ φ. ἐγίγνετο [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 4.8.27, compare “Lac.” 4.2; διὰ φιλονικίαν [prev. author] “Hier.” 9.6; τῶν ἐργατῶν φ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους καὶ φιλοτιμία [prev. author] “Oec.” 21.10, compare “SIG” 685.12,36 (5th c.BC: Magnes Comicus Mae., 2nd c.BC, found in Crete).)] —On the form φιλονεικία, see at {φιλόνικος} near the end