ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑΝ, φιλονεικιαν
PHILONEIKIAN, philoneikian
Sounds Like: fee-loh-nee-KEE-an
Translations: strife, contention, rivalry, a dispute, a quarrel
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of contention, rivalry, or a dispute. It describes an act of quarreling or a strong disagreement, often implying a desire to win or be superior in an argument or conflict. It is used to describe situations where people are in opposition to each other.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5379 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 19:100
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 18:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑ.
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑΙ — strifes, contentions, rivalries, disputes
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑΣ — of strife, of contention, of rivalry, of dispute, of ambition, of a love of contention
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