Greek word · G5380
φιλόνεικος
philoneikos
dispute-loving
Appears once in the Greek New Testament.
What it means
φιλό-νεικος, -ον
(νεῖκος, strife) [in LXX: Ezekiel 3:7 (חָזָק ־מֵצַח)* ;]
fond of strife, contentious: 1 Corinthians 11:16.†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Similar words
Where it appears
1 Corinthians · 1
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1 Corinthians 11:16 φιλόνεικος contentious
If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
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