ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΙ, φιλονεικει
PHILONEIKEI, philoneikei
Sounds Like: fee-loh-NEE-kee
Translations: he contends, he strives, he disputes, he is contentious, he is ambitious, he is eager, he is zealous
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning to be fond of strife, to contend, or to dispute. It can also imply a strong desire or ambition to achieve something, often in a competitive sense. It is a compound word formed from 'φίλος' (philos, meaning 'dear' or 'friend') and 'νεῖκος' (neikos, meaning 'strife' or 'quarrel').
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
Strong’s number: G5389 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΝΤΕΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΙ — he contended against, he disputed against, he strove against, he argued back
- ἈΝΤΕΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΟΥΝ — they contended against, they disputed against, they strove against
- ἘΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΙ — he contended, she contended, it contended, he strove, she strove, it strove, he disputed, she disputed, it disputed, he was contentious, she was contentious, it was contentious
- ἘΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΗΣΑΝ — they contended, they disputed, they strove for mastery, they were contentious
- ἘΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΟΥΝ — they were contending, they were striving, they were disputing, they were quarreling
- ΠΕΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΗΚΟΤΑΣ — having contended, having disputed, having been contentious, having been quarrelsome
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩ — to be contentious, to dispute, to quarrel, to strive for mastery, to be fond of strife
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΗΣΕΙΝ — to contend, to dispute, to quarrel, to be contentious
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΗΣΩ — I will contend, I will quarrel, I will dispute, I will be contentious
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΟΥΝΤΑΣ — quarreling, contending, disputing, being contentious, a quarrelsome one, a contentious one
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΟΥΝΤΕΣ — quarreling, contending, disputing, being contentious
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