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Koine Greek wordlink #67917

SR GNT Yhn 6:52 ἐμάχοντο (emaⱪonto) ‘were quarrelling therefore with one_another’ Strongs=31640 Lemma=maχomai
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=middle person=3rd number=plural
Year=32 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἐμάχοντο (V-IIM3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐμάχοντο’ (V-IIM3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘were quarrelling’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘maχomai’ have 4 different glosses: ‘to_be quarrelling’, ‘were quarrelling’, ‘you_all are quarrelling’, ‘quarrelling’.

Greek words (4) other than ἐμάχοντο (V-IIM3··P) with a gloss related to ‘quarrelling’

MAT 12:19 ἐρίσει (erisei) V-IFA3··S Lemma=erizō ‘not he will_be quarrelling nor will_be crying_out nor’ SR GNT Mat 12:19 word 2

OET-LV: 19 He_˓will˒_ not _be _quarrelling, nor will _be _crying _out, nor ˓will˒_ anyone _be _hearing the voice of _him in the roads. (MAT_12:19)

OET-RV: 19 He won’t be arguing or yelling out,
⇔ and no one on the roads will hear his voice. (MAT 12:19)

ACTs 7:26 μαχομένοις (maⱪomenois) V-PPM·DMP ‘day he was seen to them quarrelling and he was reconciling them’ SR GNT Acts 7:26 word 8

OET-LV: 26 And on _the following day, he _was _seen to _them quarrelling, and he _was _reconciling them to peace, having _said: Men, you _all _are brothers. for_ Why _reason are _you _all _injuring one _another? (ACT_7:26)

OET-RV: 26 So on the following day when he saw two of them quarrelling, he tried to resolve the situation by saying, ‘Men, you’re all brothers. Why are you injuring each other?’ (ACT 7:26)

2 TIM 2:24 μάχεσθαι (maⱪesthai) V-NPM···· ‘of the master not it is fitting to_be quarrelling but gentle to_be’ SR GNT 2 Tim 2:24 word 6

OET-LV: 24 And it _is_ not _fitting the_slave of_the_master to _be _quarrelling, but to _be gentle toward all, teaching, bearing _evil, (TI2_2:24)

OET-RV: 24 It’s not fitting for one of Yahweh’s slaves to be argumentative, but rather to be polite to everyone and to be teaching the truth, yet be tolerant of other people’s bad behaviour. (TI2 2:24)

YAC 4:2 μάχεσθε (maⱪesthe) V-IPM2··P ‘not you_all are being_able to obtain you_all are quarrelling and you_all are warring not’ SR GNT Yac 4:2 word 12

OET-LV: 2 You _all _are _desiring and not you _all _are _having, you _all _are _murdering and are _being _jealous, and not you _all _are _being _able to _obtain, you _all _are _quarrelling and you _all _are _warring. Not you _all _are _having, because _of that not to _be _requesting you _all, (JAM_4:2)

OET-RV: 2 You all have wants that are not fulfilled so it leads to murder. You’re jealous and not able to get everything you want, so you quarrel and fight. You don’t have, because you haven’t asked God, (JAM 4:2)

Key: V=verb