μάχομαι máchomai

Greek · Strong's G3164 · used 4 times in 4 verses

Meaning

to war, i.e. (figuratively) to quarrel, dispute

In the King James Version: fight, strive

Derivation: middle voice of an apparently primary verb;

John 6:52 At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
Acts 7:26 The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
2 Timothy 2:24 And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
James 4:2 You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.