διαμάχομαι (diamachomai) means “to contend sharply” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: dee-am-akh'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
διαμάχομαι · diamachomai · to contend sharply
δια-μάχομαι [in LXX for לחם ni., Dan LXX 10:20; Sir.8:1, 3 38:28 51:19 * ;] 1. to struggle against. 2. In argument, to contend: Act.23:9.† (AS)
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I strive greatly, contend fiercely.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
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| and contended sharply | 1 |
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| and strove | 1 |
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A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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