ἔριςéris
a quarrel, i.e. (by implication) wrangling
Greek (New Testament) · G2054
Meanings
strife, wrangling, contention: Romans 1:29, Romans 13:13, 1 Corinthians 3:3, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Galatians 5:20, Philippians 1:15, 1 Timothy 6:4, Titus 3:9; plural (see ἐριθία), Romans 13:13, WH, margin, 1 Corinthians 1:11, Galatians 5:20, WH, margin
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 9 times in the Bible.
- Romans 1:29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.
- Romans 13:13 Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.
- 1 Corinthians 1:11 For some members of Chloe’s household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?
- 2 Corinthians 12:20 For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior.
- Galatians 5:20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.