ΠΡΟΣΕΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΙ, προσεφιλονεικει
PROSEPHILONEIKEI, prosephiloneikei
Sounds Like: pros-eh-fee-loh-NEE-kee
Translations: he was contending, he was disputing, he was insisting, he was persisting in contention, he was striving, he was quarreling
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix 'προς-' (pros-), meaning 'to' or 'in addition to', and 'φιλονεικέω' (philoneikeō), meaning 'to love contention' or 'to be contentious'. The combined meaning is to contend further, to dispute in addition, to insist on something, or to persist in a quarrel. It describes an action of continued or additional striving or disputing.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G4369 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 11:19
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