Strong's Lexicon
G5380
G5380 — φιλόνεικος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G5380 |
|---|---|
| Word: | φιλόνεικος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G5384 and neikos "a quarrel" (probably akin to G3534) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | philoneikos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | fil-on'-ei-kos |
| Meaning: | 1. fond of strife, i.e. disputatious |
| KJV Renderings: | contentious |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
φιλόνεικος, φιλονεικον (φίλος, and νεῖκος strife), fond of strife, contentious: 1Co 11:16. (Pindar, Plato, Polybius, Josephus, Plutarch, others; in a good sense, emulous, Xenophon, Plato, Plutarch, others.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
φιλόνεικος (contentious)
1 Corinthians 11:16
- KJV: But if any man seem to be contentious we have no such custom neither the churches of God
- GK: ει δε τις δοκεί φιλόνεικος είναι ημείς τοιαύτην συνήθειαν ουκ έχομεν ουδέ αι εκκλησίαι του θεού