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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: 3163. μάχη (maché) -- Battle, fight, conflict, strife</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3163.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/mark/16-15.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/3163.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> > 3163</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/3162.htm" title="3162">◄</a> 3163. maché <a href="../greek/3164.htm" title="3164">►</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">maché: Battle, fight, conflict, strife</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μάχη</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>maché<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mah-KHAY<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(makh'-ay)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Battle, fight, conflict, strife<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(earlier: a battle, conflict, hence) in the sphere of words, etc: strife, contention, quarrel.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the verb μάχομαι (machomai), meaning "to fight" or "to battle."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "maché" is מִלְחָמָה (milchamah), Strong's Hebrew 4421, which also means battle or war.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek word "maché" refers to a physical or metaphorical battle, fight, or conflict. It is used in the New Testament to describe both literal battles and spiritual or interpersonal conflicts. The term emphasizes the intensity and struggle involved in such confrontations.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of battle and conflict was well understood, as the society was familiar with warfare and military engagements. The term "maché" would have resonated with early Christians who lived under Roman rule, where military might was a constant presence. Additionally, philosophical and rhetorical traditions often used the imagery of battle to describe intellectual and moral struggles.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3164.htm">machomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a fight<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>conflicts (2), disputes (1), quarrels (1).<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 3163: μάχη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μάχη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μάχης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">μάχομαι</span>; from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> several times for <span class="hebrew">רִיב</span>, <span class="hebrew">מָדון</span>, etc.; <span class="accented">a flight, combat</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> of those in arms, <span class="accented">a battle</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> of persons at variance disputants, etc., <span class="accented">strife, contention; a quarrel</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">2 Corinthians 7:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-23.htm">2 Timothy 2:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/james/4-1.htm">James 4:1</a>; <span class="greek2">μάχαι</span> <span class="greek2">νομικαι</span>, contentions about the law, <a href="/interlinear/titus/3-9.htm">Titus 3:9</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>fighting, strive, striving. <p>From <a href="/greek/3164.htm">machomai</a>; a battle, i.e. (figuratively) controversy -- fighting, strive, striving. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3164.htm">machomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μαχαι μάχαι μάχαις μαχας μάχας μάχη μαχήλ μάχην μάχης μαχηταί μαχηταίς μαχητάς μαχητήν μαχητής μαχήτης μαχητού μαχητών μάχιμοι μαχίμου μαχίμων machai máchai machas máchas<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/2_corinthians/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 7:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θλιβόμενοι ἔξωθεν <b>μάχαι</b> ἔσωθεν φόβοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on every <span class="itali">side: conflicts</span> without,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> without <span class="itali">[were] fightings,</span> within<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> being oppressed on the outside <span class="itali">contentions</span> within fears<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι γεννῶσιν <b>μάχας</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> knowing that they produce <span class="itali">quarrels.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that they do gender <span class="itali">strifes.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that they breed <span class="itali">quarrels</span><p><b><a href="/text/titus/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 3:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔρεις καὶ <b>μάχας</b> νομικὰς περιίστασο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and strife <span class="itali">and disputes</span> about the Law,<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">strivings about</span> the law;<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> quarrels and <span class="itali">contentions</span> about [the] law stand aloof from<p><b><a href="/text/james/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 4:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πόθεν <b>μάχαι</b> ἐν ὑμῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of quarrels <span class="itali">and conflicts</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/james/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [come] wars and <span class="itali">fightings</span> among you?<br><a href="/interlinear/james/4-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and from where <span class="itali">fightings</span> among you<p><b><a href="/greek/3163.htm">Strong's Greek 3163</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3163.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/machai_3163.htm">μάχαι — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/machas_3163.htm">μάχας — 2 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/3162.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3162"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3162" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3164.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3164"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3164" /></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>