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ἔρις

MainId: 002070000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: ε

StrongCodes: G2054

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'It is possible that in all instances of ἔρις[a] the nature of the conflict is specifically verbal, and therefore may be regarded as essentially equivalent to ἔρις[b] quarreling ({D:33.447}).'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002070001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἔρις

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ιδος

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'ἐρίζω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002070001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 39.22

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Hostility, Strife

      LEXSubDomains: Strife, Struggle

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-07-02 09:36:57

         DefinitionShort: conflict resulting from rivalry and discord{N:001}

         Glosses: ['strife', 'discord']

         Comments: In a number of languages the type of strife referred to by ἔρις[a] is frequently described as verbal, for example, ‘always saying bad things about one another’ or ‘never having a good word to say to one another.’ See also {D:33.447}.

      LEXReferences: ROM 1:29, ROM 13:13, 1COR 3:3, 2COR 12:20, GAL 5:20, PHP 1:15

   2. LEXID: 002070001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 33.447

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Communication

      LEXSubDomains: Argue, Quarrel

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-07-02 09:36:57

         DefinitionShort: to express differences of opinion, with at least some measure of antagonism or hostility

         Glosses: ['to argue', 'quarrel', 'dispute']

         Comments: In a number of contexts in which {L:ἔρις} occurs, it is difficult to determine whether there is definite verbal involvement or whether the reference is essentially to a state of rivalry or strife (see {D:39.22}).

      LEXReferences: ROM 1:29, 1COR 1:11, 1COR 3:3, 1TIM 6:4, TIT 3:9