Word Study · Strong's G3054 · Greek

λογομαχέω

logomacheo

log-om-akh-eh'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: logomachéō

“to be disputatious (on trifles)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to be disputatious (on trifles)

Rendered in the KJV as

strive about words.

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occurrencein the New Testament
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New Testament bookswhere the word stands
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inflected formdistinct spellings

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Inflected forms · 1

λογομαχεῖν1

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to quarrel about words1

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How it parses · 1

verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1

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2 Timothy1 occurrence

2 Timothy 2:14λογομαχεῖνlogomacheinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.here: to quarrel about words

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