Dictionary entry

μάχη

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μάχη, -ης, ἡ

(< μάχομαι), [in LXX chiefly for רִיב;]

1. a fight.

2. a strife, contention, quarrel: II Co 7:5, II Ti 2:23, Ja 4:1; pl., Tit 3:9.†