ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑΙ, φιλονεικιαι
PHILONEIKIAI, philoneikiai
Sounds Like: fee-loh-NEE-kee-ai
Translations: strifes, contentions, rivalries, disputes
From the root: ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a state of contention, rivalry, or dispute. It describes a situation where people are engaged in arguments or disagreements, often driven by a desire to win or be superior. It is typically used to describe negative interactions or conflicts between individuals or groups.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative or Vocative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5379 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Six — 6:28
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.
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑΝ — strife, contention, rivalry, a dispute, a quarrel
- ΦΙΛΟΝΕΙΚΙΑΣ — of strife, of contention, of rivalry, of dispute, of ambition, of a love of contention
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