noun · feminine

machas

Greekμάχη (machē)

Strong’sG3163

strife, contention, quarrel

stem mach-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

quarrels2×conflicts1×fights1×

What it means

μάχη, -ης, ἡ

(< μάχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for רִיב;]

1. a fight.

2. a strife, contention, quarrel: II Co 7:5, II Ti 2:23, Ja 4:1; pl., Tit 3:9.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3163 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmakh'-ay

a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy

Fromfrom G3164;

King Jamesfighting, strive, striving.

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	machas	machais2×μάχαι
object accusative	machan	machain2×μάχας
direct address vocative	machar	machair
of, belonging to genitive	machau	machaiu
to, for dative	macha	machai

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

machstem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

macha 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

Words built on the same stem

machemō — μάχομαι, I engage in battle, fight, strive

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

machais“fights”subjectnominative plural2×

2 Corinthians 7:5“conflicts”Kai gar ercharatoiu nu eis Makedonian oudenan echatē anesian tas sarxas nu, alla en pante thlibirōtois exōthen machais, esōthen foboisFor when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction — conflicts on the outside, fears within.

James 4:1“fights”Pothen polemois kai pothen machais en vi? ouk enteuthen, ek taiu hēdonaiu vu taiu strateuerōtaiu en tei melei vu?What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

machain“quarrels”objectaccusative plural2×

2 Timothy 2:23“quarrels”tain de mōrain kai apaideutain zētēsiain paraitesōr, horarētos hoti gennalō machain;But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.

Titus 3:9“quarrels”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.