διαμάχομαι diamáchomai

Meaning

to fight fiercely (in altercation)

In the King James Version: strive

Derivation: from G1223 (διά) and G3164 (μάχομαι);

Where it is used

• Acts 23:9 A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”