noun · feminine
eras
Greekἔρις (eris)
Strong’sG2054
contention, strife
stem er-9 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἔρις, -ιδος acc, ἔριν (on the declension, v. B1., § 8, 3; WH, App., 157), ἡ,
[in LXX: Ps 138 (139):20, Si 28:11 40:5, 9 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2054 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider'-is
a quarrel, i.e. (by implication) wrangling
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jamescontention, debate, strife, variance.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | eras4×ἔρις | erais1×ἔριδες |
| object accusative | eran1×ἔριν | erain1×ἔρεις |
| direct address vocative | erar | erair |
| of, belonging to genitive | erau1×ἔριδος | eraiu |
| to, for dative | era1×ἔριδι | erai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
era 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
eras“strife”subjectnominative singular4×
1 Corinthians 3:3“strife”ēti gar sarkikois avō. hopou gar en vi zēlos kai eras, ouchi sarkikois avō kai kata anthrōpon peripatavō?for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
2 Corinthians 12:20“quarreling”fobemō gar mē pōs ercharatos ouk hoioin thelamō heuriskameia vin, kamis heuriskimeia vi hoion ouk thelavō, mē pōs eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, katalaliais, psithurismois, fusiōsiais, akatastasiais;For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
Galatians 5:20“strife”eidōlolatrias, farmakeias, echthrais, eras, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, dichostasiais, hairesiais,idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
1 Timothy 6:4“strife”tufitē, mēdenem episterōtos, alla nosarōtos peri zētēsiain kai logomachiain, ek haiu ginetō fthonos, eras, blasfēmiais, huponoiais ponērais,he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
eran“rivalry”objectaccusative singular1×
Philippians 1:15“rivalry”Tinois men kai dia fthonon kai eran, tinois de kai dia eudokian ton Christon kērussalō;It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
erau“strife”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Romans 1:29“strife”plērirētoin panta adikia ponēria pleonexia kakia, mestoin fthonou fonou erau dolou kakoētheiau, psithuristoin,They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
era“quarreling”to, fordative singular1×
Romans 13:13“quarreling”hōs en hēmera euschēmonōs peripataneia, mē kōmoi kai methai, mē koitai kai aselgeiai, mē era kai zēlo,Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
erais“quarrels”subjectnominative plural1×
1 Corinthians 1:11“quarrels”dēlita gar mi peri vu, adelfoir mu, hupo toiu Chloau hoti erais en vi alō.My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
erain“contentions”objectaccusative plural1×
Titus 3:9“contentions”mōrain de zētēsiain kai genealogiain kai erain kai machain nomikain periistanesōr, alō gar anōfelais kai mataiais.But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.