Lexicon eris: strife Original Word: ἔρις, ιδος, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: eris Phonetic Spelling: (er'-is) Short Definition: contention, strife Definition: contention, strife, wrangling. HELPS word-Studies 2054 éris(a primitive word, NAS dictionary) – literally quarrel, strife; properly, a readiness to quarrel (having a contentious spirit), affection for dispute. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definitionstrife NASB Translationquarrels (1), strife (8).
Thayer's 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.)
Strong's contention, debate, strife Of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, i.e. (by implication) wrangling -- contention, debate, strife, variance. |
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