verb
diamachomō
Strong’sG1264
I strive greatly, contend fiercely
stem diamach-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-μάχομαι
[in LXX for לחם ni., Da LXX 10:20; Si 8:1, 3 38:28 51:19 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1264 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -μαχέσομαι (variant for{-μαχεσώμεθα} aorist subjunctive) Refs 5th c.BC+:—fight, contend, σιδήρῳ Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to λανθάνειν, Refs; πρός τι variant in Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. μὴ μεταγνῶναι ὑμᾶς I resist to the uttermost your change of opinion, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 exert oneself, strive earnestly, περὶ τούτου ὅπως.. Refs 5th c.BC+
3 in argument, contend or maintain that.., with accusative et infinitive, Refs: with a negative, δ. τι μὴ εἶναι Refs 5th c.BC+; also δ. τι carry a point, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diamacholeδιεμάχοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural | contended sharply | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diamachomō | diamachome | diamachomē | diamachomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diamachosō | diamachose | diamachosē | diamachoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diamachotō | diamachote | diamachotē | diamachotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diamachonō | diamachone | diamachonē | diamachonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diamachovō | diamachove | diamachovē | diamachovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diamacholō | diamachole1×διεμάχοντο | diamacholē | diamacholelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diamachomeiō | diamachomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diamachoseiō | diamachoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diamachoteiō | diamachoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diamachoneiō | diamachoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diamachoveiō | diamachoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diamacholeiō | diamacholeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diamachosōr | diamachosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diamachotōr | diamachotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diamachovōr | diamachovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diamacholōr | diamacholēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diamachomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diamachosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diamachotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diamachonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diamachovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diamacholoiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diamachorō | diamachorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diamachorōntos | diamachorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diamach is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
diamachole“contended sharply”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 23:9… toiu grammatevoiu teu mereu toiu Farisaioiu diamachole legarōntois; Oudenem kakosem heuriskanō en to …… of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this …