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φιλόνεικος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
φιλόνεικος, ον
Greek transliteration: 
philoneikos
Simplified transliteration: 
philoneikos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5380
GK Number: 
5809
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-3a
Gloss: 
contentious, quarrelsome
Definition: 
fond of contention; contentious, disputatious, 1 Cor. 11:16*

Greek-English Concordance for φιλόνεικος

1 Corinthians 11:16 If anyone is inclined to be quarrelsome (philoneikos | φιλόνεικος | nom sg masc), we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.