Lexical Definition

‎φιλονεικία‎ philoneikía (fil-on-i-kee'-ah) love of dispute ^G:N-F
from ‎φιλόνεικος‎

strife.

• quarrelsomeness, i.e. a dispute

Abbott-Smith

** φιλονεικία, -ας, ἡ (< φιλόνεικος), [in LXX: II Mac 4:4, IV Mac 1:26 8:26 * ;]
love of strife, rivalry, emulation (Plat., al.), but mostly in bad sense (Thuc., al.), contentiousness, contention: Lk 22:24 (but v. Field, Notes, 75 f.).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

φιλονεικία-ία, ἡ,

love of victory, rivalry, contentiousness, mostly in bad sense, φ. ἕνεκα τῆς αὐτίκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εἰς τοσοῦτον φιλονικίας ἐλθεῖν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, ὥστε.. [NT+5th c.BC+]

__2 in good sense, competition, emulation, emulous eagerness, ἔστω τούτων.. κατὰ νόμον ἅμιλλά τε καὶ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φιλονικίας ἐμποιεῖν περὶ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων[Refs]; especially in the games, πολλὴ φ. ἐγίγνετο [Refs 5th c.BC+] —On the form φιλονεικία, see at {φιλόνικος} near the end

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.22.24}