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G5380 · φιλόνεικος

philóneikos

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

probably akin to G3534 (νῖκος)); fond of strife, i.e. disputatious

KJV gloss list in the source

contentious

Derivation recorded by Strong

from G5384 (φίλος) and (a quarrel;

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