What does ἐρίζω (erízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐρίζω (erízō): To contend or dispute through argumentative speech rather than physical conflict or action
Greek · G2051
ἐρίζω
To wrangle
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ἐρίζω G2051
Pronunciation erízō
What does ἐρίζω (erízō) mean in the Bible?
ἐρίζω (erízō): To contend or dispute through argumentative speech rather than physical conflict or action
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2051?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include He will not quarrel (1).
Where does ἐρίζω (erízō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 He will not quarrel 1× Matthew 12:19
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 12:19
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Matthew 1
Source forms
ἐρίσει 1x erisei Matthew 12:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 12:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To contend or dispute through argumentative speech rather than physical conflict or action
Strong's G2051
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to wrangle
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
To contend or dispute through argumentative speech rather than physical conflict or action
(ἔρις), [in LXX for מָרָה, etc. ;] to wrangle, strive: Mat.12:19 (LXX, κεκράζεται).
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.
Matthew 12:19 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐρίσει, erisei
I contend, dispute
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Future Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Future Active Matt 12:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 1
Voice
active 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
ἐρίζω is built from this root:
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