Liddell-Scott-Jones

φιλονεικέω (philoneikeō) be fond of altercations ^G:V

φιλονεικέω-έω,

to be fond of victory, engage in rivalry, be contentious, mostly in bad sense, φρονήματι φιλονικῶν ἠναντιοῦτο out of contentiousness, party spirit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φιλονικοῦντας, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ ζητοῦντας τὸ προκείμενον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἵτινες.. νενικηκότες ἤδη.. οὕτω φιλονικοῦσιν (variant{-νεικ-}), ὥστε.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: of the state, φ. παρὰ τὸ ἐπιεικές [Refs 4th c.BC+].—Constr., absolutely, see above; φ. περὶ παιδικῶν πρὸς ἀλλήλους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς ἀρετήν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ πρός γε αὐτὸ τοῦτο (ὃ add. codices optative) φιλονικοῦμεν, ὅπως.. [Refs]; φ. περὶ πάντων, περὶ κάλλους, [Refs 5th c.BC+] to be eager that I should be the answerer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; the accusative is mostly a neuter adjective, τὰ χείρω φ. to be so obstinate as to choose the worst, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μηδὲν φιλονίκει [Refs 4th c.BC+]; φ. ὅπως.. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, φ. ἐπιδεῖξαι [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐφιλονίκησαν (variant{-νεικ-}) αὐτούς is uncertain in [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__2 in good sense, ἁμιλλώμενοι καὶ φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. ὅπως.. [Refs]