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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: 269. ἄμαχος (amachos) -- Peaceable, not quarrelsome</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/269.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/mark/9-49.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/269.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> > 269</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/268.htm" title="268">◄</a> 269. amachos <a href="../greek/270.htm" title="270">►</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">amachos: Peaceable, not quarrelsome</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἄμαχος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>amachos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah'-makh-os<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(am'-akh-os)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Peaceable, not quarrelsome<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>peaceable, abstaining from fighting, not contentious.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek prefix "α-" (a-, meaning "not" or "without") and "μάχη" (machē, meaning "fight" or "battle").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "amachos," the concept aligns with Hebrew terms like "שָׁלוֹם" (shalom, Strong's H7965), meaning peace, and "חָסִיד" (chasid, Strong's H2623), meaning kind or pious.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "amachos" is used in the New Testament to describe a person who is not contentious or quarrelsome. It characterizes someone who is peaceable, avoiding disputes and conflicts. This quality is particularly emphasized for leaders within the church, highlighting the importance of maintaining harmony and unity within the Christian community.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, where honor and status were often defended through verbal and physical confrontations, the call to be "amachos" was countercultural. The early Christian community was encouraged to embody peace and reconciliation, reflecting the teachings of Jesus Christ, who advocated for love and forgiveness over retaliation and strife.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/3163.htm">maché</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>abstaining from fighting<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>peaceable (2).<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 269: ἄμαχος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄμαχος</span></span>, (<span class="greek2">μάχη</span>), in Greek writings (from <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> down) commonly <span class="accented">not to be withstood, invincible</span>; more rarely <span class="accented">abstaining from fighting</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, Cyril 4, 1, 16; Hell. 4, 4, 9); in the N. T. twice metaphorically, <span class="accented">not contentious</span>: <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3-3.htm">1 Timothy 3:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-2.htm">Titus 3:2</a>.<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>uncontentious, peaceable<p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/3163.htm">mache</a>; peaceable -- not a brawler. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3163.htm">mache</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αμαχον άμαχον ἄμαχον αμαχους αμάχους ἀμάχους amachon ámachon amachous amáchous<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/1_timothy/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 3:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλλὰ ἐπιεικῆ <b>ἄμαχον</b> ἀφιλάργυρον </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but gentle, <span class="itali">peaceable,</span> free from the love of money.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> patient, <span class="itali">not a brawler,</span> not covetous;<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/3-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but gentle <span class="itali">peaceable</span> not loving money<p><b><a href="/text/titus/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 3:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μηδένα βλασφημεῖν <b>ἀμάχους</b> εἶναι ἐπιεικεῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> no one, <span class="itali">to be peaceable,</span> gentle,<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to be <span class="itali">no brawlers,</span> [but] gentle,<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> no one to speak evil of <span class="itali">peaceable</span> to be [to be] gentle<p><b><a href="/greek/269.htm">Strong's Greek 269</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_269.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/amachon_269.htm">ἄμαχον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/amachous_269.htm">ἀμάχους — 1 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'; 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