1264. diamachomai
Strong's Lexicon
diamachomai: To contend earnestly, to strive vehemently, to argue intensely.

Original Word: διαμάχομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: diamachomai
Pronunciation: dee-am-akh'-om-ahee
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-am-akh'-om-ahee)
Definition: To contend earnestly, to strive vehemently, to argue intensely.
Meaning: I strive greatly, contend fiercely.

Word Origin: From the Greek preposition διά (dia, meaning "through" or "thoroughly") and μάχομαι (machomai, meaning "to fight" or "to strive").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for διαμάχομαι, similar concepts of contention and striving can be found in Hebrew words like רִיב (riyb, Strong's H7378), which means to contend or dispute.

Usage: The verb διαμάχομαι is used to describe a strong, earnest contention or dispute. It implies a vigorous defense or argument, often in the context of a debate or a struggle to uphold a particular truth or position. This term is used to convey the intensity and seriousness of the engagement, often in matters of significant importance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, public debate and discourse were common, especially in philosophical and religious contexts. The use of διαμάχομαι would have been understood as engaging in a serious and potentially public dispute. Such contention was not merely for the sake of argument but was often seen as a defense of truth or honor. In the early Christian context, believers were frequently called to defend their faith against misunderstandings and false teachings, making this term particularly relevant.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from dia and machomai
Definition
to struggle against
NASB Translation
argue heatedly (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1264: διαμάχομαι

διαμάχομαι: imperfect διεμαχομην; to fight it out; contend fiercely: of disputants, Acts 23:9. (Sir. 8:1, 3; very frequent in Attic writings.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
strive.

From dia and machomai; to fight fiercely (in altercation) -- strive.

see GREEK dia

see GREEK machomai

Forms and Transliterations
διεμαχοντο διεμάχοντο diemachonto diemáchonto
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 23:9 V-IIM/P-3P
GRK: τῶν Φαρισαίων διεμάχοντο λέγοντες Οὐδὲν
NAS: stood up and [began] to argue heatedly, saying,
KJV: arose, and strove, saying,
INT: of the Pharisees they were contending saying Nothing

Strong's Greek 1264
1 Occurrence


διεμάχοντο — 1 Occ.

















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