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διαμάχομαι

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διαμάχομαι
Greek transliteration: 
diamachomai
Simplified transliteration: 
diamachomai
Principal Parts: 
(διεμαχόμην), -, -, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1264
GK Number: 
1372
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
cv-1b(2)
Gloss: 
to argue vigorously, contend sharply
Definition: 
to fight out, to fight resolutely;, met. to contend vehemently, insist, Acts 23:9*

Greek-English Concordance for διαμάχομαι

Acts 23:9 Then there arose a great uproar, and certain of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested (diemachonto | διεμάχοντο | imperf mid ind 3 pl) vigorously, saying, “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”