Strong's Lexicon
G3054 — λογομαχέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3054 |
|---|---|
| Word: | λογομαχέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G3056 and G3164 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | logomacheo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | log-om-akh-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be disputatious (on trifles) |
| KJV Renderings: | strive about words |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λογομαχέω, λογομάχω; (from λγομαχος, and this from λόγος and μάχομαι); to contend about words; contextually, to wrangle about empty and trifling matters: 2Ti 2:14. (Not found in secular authors.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
λογομαχέω (strive about words)
2 Timothy 2:14
- KJV: Of these things put in remembrance charging before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit to the subverting of the hearers
- GK: ταύτα υπομίμνησκε διαμαρτυρόμενος ενώπιον του κυρίου μη λογομαχείν εις ουδέν χρήσιμον επί καταστροφή των ακουόντων
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