What does διαμάχομαι (diamáchomai) mean in the Bible?
διαμάχομαι (diamáchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to fight fiercely (in altercation)".
Greek · G1264
διαμάχομαι
To fight fiercely (in altercation)
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διαμάχομαι G1264
Pronunciation diamáchomai
What does διαμάχομαι (diamáchomai) mean in the Bible?
διαμάχομαι (diamáchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to fight fiercely (in altercation)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1264?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [and] contended sharply (1).
Where does διαμάχομαι (diamáchomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 23:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [and] contended sharply 1× Acts 23:9
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Usage map
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First aligned row Acts 23:9
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
διεμάχοντο 1x diemachonto Acts 23:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 23:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to fight fiercely (in altercation)
Source Gloss
to fight fiercely (in altercation)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to struggle against.
2In argument, to contend: Act.23:9.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 23:9 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
διεμάχοντο diemaconto
I strive greatly, contend fiercely
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
imperfect 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
διαμάχομαι is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain