λογομαχέωlogomachéō
to strive with words: 2 Timothy 2:14.
Greek (New Testament) · G3054
Same root
- λόγοςlógos · G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
- μάχομαιmáchomai · G3164to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute
- λογομαχίαlogomachía · G3055disputation about trifles ("logomachy")
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 2 Timothy 2:14 Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God’s presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those who hear them.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.