Word study · Greek
logomachía
word battles
Say it: log-om-akh-EE-ah (approximate)
λογομαχία
What it means
A word-fight, a quarrel over words (logos "word" plus machē "fight"). In 6:4. It appears only here; in 2 Timothy 2:14, the related verb is "to strive about words."
Range of meaning
- Word-battleA fight over words.
- QuibbleDispute over small points.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 6
"Word battles" (6:4). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3055 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources