φιλόνεικος

philóneikos [fil-on'-i-kos] Adjective

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G5380

fond of strife, i.e. disputatious

KJV usage: :--contentious.

Etymology: from and (a quarrel; probably akin to );

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

fond of contention; contentious, disputatious, 1 Cor. 11:16*

Key Appearances in the New Testament

1 Corinthians 11:16

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