King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3054
Transliteration: logomacheō
Phonetic Spelling: (log-om-akh-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to strive with words
Meaning: to strive with words
λογομαχέω, λογομάχω; (from λγομαχος, and this from λόγος and μάχομαι); to contend about words; contextually, to wrangle about empty and trifling matters: 2 Timothy 2:14. (Not found in secular authors.)
Word Summary
logomacheō: to strive with words
Original Word: λογομαχέωTransliteration: logomacheō
Phonetic Spelling: (log-om-akh-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to strive with words
Meaning: to strive with words
Strong's Concordance
to dispute about wordsFrom a compound of logos and machomai; to be disputatious (on trifles) -- strive about words.
see GREEK logos
see GREEK machomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3054: λογομαχέωλογομαχέω, λογομάχω; (from λγομαχος, and this from λόγος and μάχομαι); to contend about words; contextually, to wrangle about empty and trifling matters: 2 Timothy 2:14. (Not found in secular authors.)