What does λογομαχέω (logomachéō) mean in the Bible?
λογομαχέω (logomachéō) is a Greek word meaning "to be disputatious (on trifles)".
Greek · G3054
λογομαχέω
To be disputatious (on trifles)
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λογομαχέωG3054
Pronunciationlogomachéō
What does λογομαχέω (logomachéō) mean in the Bible?
λογομαχέω (logomachéō) is a Greek word meaning "to be disputatious (on trifles)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3054?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include quarreling over words (1).
Where does λογομαχέω (logomachéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Timothy 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Timothy (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 Itquarreling over words1×2 Timothy 2:14
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Usage map
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First aligned row2 Timothy 2:14
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
2 Timothy1
Source forms
λογομαχεῖν1xlogomachein2 Timothy 2:14
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1x2 Timothy 2:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to be disputatious (on trifles)
Source Gloss
to be disputatious (on trifles)
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(λόγος, μάχομαι), to strive with words: 2Ti.2:14.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Timothy 2:14Verb Present Active Infinitive
λογομαχεῖνlogomacein
I contend about words
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
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
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
λογομαχέω is built from these roots: