μάχη máchē

Meaning

a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy

In the King James Version: fighting, strive, striving

Derivation: from G3164 (μάχομαι);

Where it is used

• 2 Corinthians 7:5 For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
• 2 Timothy 2:23 But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.
• Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
• James 4:1 What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?