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1: παραδιατριβή

(Strong's #3859 — Noun Feminine — diaparatribe — par-ad-ee-at-ree-bay' )

found in 1 Timothy 6:5 , denotes "constant strife," obstinate contests" (Ellicott), "mutual irritations" (Field), AV, "perverse disputings" (marg., "gallings one of another"), RV "wranglings." Some texts have paradiatribe. The preposition dia- is used intensively, indicating thoroughness, completeness. The simple word paratribe (not found in the NT), denotes "hostility, enmity." See DISPUTE , No. 3.

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Wranglings'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​w/wranglings.html. 1940.
 
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