Dictionary entry

μάχομαι

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

μάχομαι,

[in LXX chiefly for ריב, also for נצה ni., etc.;]

1. tofight: Ac 7:26.

2. to quarrel, dispute: II Ti 2:24, Ja 4:2; πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Jo 6:52 (cf. δια-μάχομαι).†