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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2054. ἔρις (eris) -- Strife, discord, contention</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2054.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2054.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2054</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2053.htm" title="2053">◄</a> 2054. eris <a href="../greek/2055.htm" title="2055">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">eris: Strife, discord, contention</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἔρις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>eris<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eh'-ris<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(er'-is)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Strife, discord, contention<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>contention, strife, wrangling.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a root word meaning "to strive" or "to quarrel."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent to "eris," similar concepts can be found in words like מַדּוֹן (madon, Strong's H4066) meaning "strife" or "contention," and רִיב (rib, Strong's H7379) meaning "dispute" or "controversy."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "eris" refers to a state of conflict, disagreement, or rivalry. It is often used in the New Testament to describe interpersonal conflicts and divisions within communities, particularly within the context of the early Christian church. The term conveys a sense of contentiousness and a spirit of rivalry that disrupts harmony and unity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, "eris" was a common term used to describe disputes and rivalries, both in personal relationships and in larger societal contexts. The concept of strife was often associated with the breakdown of social order and was seen as a destructive force. In the context of the early Christian church, "eris" was particularly concerning as it threatened the unity and witness of the Christian community.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2054</b> <i>éris</i>(a primitive word, <i>NAS</i> dictionary) – literally quarrel, strife; properly, a readiness to quarrel (having a <i>contentious</i> spirit), affection for dispute.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>strife<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>quarrels (1), strife (8).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2054: ἔρις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἔρις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἔριδος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, accusative <span class="greek2">ἔριν</span> (<a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-15.htm">Philippians 1:15</a>), pl. <span class="greek2">ἔριδες</span> (<a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-11.htm">1 Corinthians 1:11</a>) and <span class="greek2">ἐρεῖς</span> (<a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-20.htm">2 Corinthians 12:20</a> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> text; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-20.htm">Galatians 5:20</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> marginal reading); <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-9.htm">Titus 3:9</a> (<span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span>); see (<span class="manuref">WH</span>s Appendix, p. 157); <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 326; <span class="abbreviation">Matthiae</span>, § 80 note 8; Alexander <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span> (1873) Ausf. Spr., p. 191f; (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 65 (63); <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 24 (22))); <span class="accented">contention, strife, wrangling</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-11.htm">1 Corinthians 1:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/3-3.htm">1 Corinthians 3:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-20.htm">2 Corinthians 12:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-20.htm">Galatians 5:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-15.htm">Philippians 1:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-4.htm">1 Timothy 6:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-9.htm">Titus 3:9</a>. (From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>contention, debate, strife <p>Of uncertain affinity; a quarrel, i.e. (by implication) wrangling -- contention, debate, strife, variance. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>έρεις ἔρεις εριδες έριδες ἔριδες εριδι έριδι ἔριδι εριδος έριδος ἔριδος εριν έριν ἔριν ερις έρις ἔρις ereis éreis erides érides eridi éridi eridos éridos erin érin eris éris<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/1-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φθόνου φόνου <b>ἔριδος</b> δόλου κακοηθείας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> murder, <span class="itali">strife,</span> deceit,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> murder, <span class="itali">debate,</span> deceit,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of envy murder <span class="itali">strife</span> deceit malice<p><b><a href="/text/romans/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 13:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀσελγείαις μὴ <b>ἔριδι</b> καὶ ζήλῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and sensuality, <span class="itali">not in strife</span> and jealousy.<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> wantonness, not <span class="itali">in strife</span> and envying.<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/13-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sensuality not <span class="itali">in strife</span> and jealousy<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 1:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Χλόης ὅτι <b>ἔριδες</b> ἐν ὑμῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by Chloe's <span class="itali">[people], that there are quarrels</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that there are <span class="itali">contentions</span> among you.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of [the house of] Chloe that <span class="itali">quarrels</span> among you<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 3:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ζῆλος καὶ <b>ἔρις</b> οὐχὶ σαρκικοί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there is jealousy <span class="itali">and strife</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> envying, and <span class="itali">strife,</span> and divisions,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> jealousy and <span class="itali">strife</span> not fleshly<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 12:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μή πως <b>ἔρις</b> ζῆλος θυμοί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that perhaps <span class="itali">[there will be] strife,</span> jealousy,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lest <span class="itali">[there be] debates,</span> envyings,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> lest perhaps <span class="itali">quarrels</span> jealousies anger<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φαρμακεία ἔχθραι <b>ἔρις</b> ζῆλος θυμοί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> enmities, <span class="itali">strife,</span> jealousy,<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hatred, <span class="itali">variance,</span> emulations,<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> sorcery enmities <span class="itali">strife</span> jealousy fits of rage<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 1:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">φθόνον καὶ <b>ἔριν</b> τινὲς δὲ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from envy <span class="itali">and strife,</span> but some<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> envy and <span class="itali">strife;</span> and some<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> envy and <span class="itali">strife</span> some moreover<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γίνεται φθόνος <b>ἔρις</b> βλασφημίαι ὑπόνοιαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> envy, <span class="itali">strife,</span> abusive language,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cometh envy, <span class="itali">strife,</span> railings, evil<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> come envy <span class="itali">strife</span> evil speakings suspicions<p><b><a href="/text/titus/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 3:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γενεαλογίας καὶ <b>ἔρεις</b> καὶ μάχας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and genealogies <span class="itali">and strife</span> and disputes<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">contentions,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> genealogies and <span class="itali">quarrels</span> and contentions<p><b><a href="/greek/2054.htm">Strong's Greek 2054</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2054.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ereis_2054.htm">ἔρεις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/erides_2054.htm">ἔριδες — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eridi_2054.htm">ἔριδι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eridos_2054.htm">ἔριδος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/erin_2054.htm">ἔριν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/eris_2054.htm">ἔρις — 4 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2053.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2053"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2053" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2055.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2055"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2055" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>