Lexical Definition
μάχομαι máchomai (makh'-om-ahee) to quarrel G:V
middle voice of an apparently primary verb
fight, strive.
- to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ἐμάχοντο | Were arguing | John.6.52 |
| μαχόμενοσ | doing combat | LXX.Isa.27.8 |
| μαχομένοισ | were quarreling | Acts.7.26 |
| μάχωνται | should do combat | LXX.Exod.21.22 • LXX.Deut.25.11 |
| μάχεσθε | You quarrel | Jas.4.2 |
| μάχεσθαι | to do combat | LXX.Isa.28.20 • LXX.Jer.33.5 |
| to quarrel | 2Tim.2.24 | |
| εμαχεσάμην | I did combat | LXX.Neh.5.7 |
| I quarreled | LXX.Neh.13.11 • LXX.Neh.13.25 | |
| εμαχέσατο | did combat | LXX.2Chr.27.5 |
| do combat | LXX.Judg.11.25 | |
| he quarreled | LXX.Gen.31.36 | |
| εμαχέσαντο | did combat | LXX.Gen.26.20 • LXX.2Kgs.3.23 |
| do combat | LXX.Gen.26.22 | |
| quarreled | LXX.2Sam.14.6 • LXX.Song.1.6 | |
| they did combat | LXX.Lev.24.10 |
Abbott-Smith
μάχομαι, [in LXX chiefly for ריב, also for נצה ni., etc.;]
1. to fight: Ac 7:26.
2. to quarrel, dispute: II Ti 2:24, Ja 4:2; πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Jo 6:52 (cf. δια-μάχομαι).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| John | 6:52 |
| Acts | 7:26 |
| 2 Timothy | 2:24 |
| James | 4:2 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μάχομαι [ᾰ],
Ionic dialect present optative μαχέοιτο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle μαχεόμενος variant in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect μαχειόμενος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: Epic dialect imperfect μαχέσκετο [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future μαχήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μαχέσομαι, δια-μαχεσόμεθα (as variant) [Refs]; also in late Prose, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: aorist ἐμαχεσάμην [Refs 8th c.BC+]; infinitive μαχέσασθαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; participle μαχεσσαμένω [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect μεμάχημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: late aorist ἐμαχέσθην [Refs 1st c.AD+]future μαχεσθήσομαι only [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—fight, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μάχην μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+] mostly of armies and persons fighting as parts of armies, but sometimes of single combat, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; between men and beasts, [Refs 8th c.BC+]:—Constr.: with dative person, fight with, i. e. against, one, ἀνδράσιν ἶφι μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. ἀντία, ἐναντίον τινός, [Refs 8th c.BC+] against heaven's will, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. σὺν σοί,.. θεά, with thy help, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μετὰ πρώτοισι μ. among the foremost, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μετὰ Βοιωτῶν μ. with them, in their ranks,[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ σφέας γὰρ μαχέονται will fight by themselves, [Refs 8th c.BC+] fight in single combat, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. πρό τινος before him: hence, metaphorically, for him, in his defence, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but later usually περί τινος, [Refs 8th c.BC+], of boxers, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. ἀπ᾽ ἵππου fight from horseback, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ μήπω μεμαχημένον the force that had not yet come into action, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 with accusative, fight against, only falsa lectio in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II generally, quarrel, wrangle, ἔριδι μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τινι [Refs]; τῷ παιδὶ μ. make a scene with.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; dispute, argue, περί τι μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III contend for the mastery in games, etc., πὺξ μ. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; measure oneself with or against, τινι[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__IV after [Refs 8th c.BC+], struggle against a force, ἀνάγκᾳ δ᾽ οὐδὲ θεοὶ μ. [Refs 7th c.BC+]; μ. τῷ λιμῷ, τῷ δίψει, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V with infinitive, struggle, make an effort to do, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__VI of arguments, propositions, etc., to be in contradiction or inconsistent, τρία ὁμολογήματα μ. αὐτὰ αὑτοῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+]