16 occurrences

'Striving' in the Bible

And he goeth out on the second day, and lo, two men, Hebrews, striving! and he saith to the wrong-doer, 'Why dost thou smite thy neighbour?'

Verse ConceptsFighting One AnotherTwo Other Men

and the sons of Eliab are Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram; this is that Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the company, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, in their striving against Jehovah,

Verse ConceptsFighting One Another

Turn aside from off me Thy stroke, From the striving of Thy hand I have been consumed.

Verse ConceptsdefeatHand Of GodAfflictions, Prayer DuringGod's HandGod's Hands In OppositionOvercoming

To the Overseer. -- 'Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.

Verse ConceptsCarvings Of FlowersMusicDivine DispleasureDispleasure

Woe to him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its Framer, 'What dost thou?' And thy work, 'He hath no hands?'

Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersArguingClaySurrenderingPresumptionPotteryAuthority, Belonging To GodAnimositySuing GodWoe To The WickedMan's Relationship With His Creatorstriving

Only, let no one strive, nor reprove a man, And thy people are as those striving with a priest.

Verse ConceptsAvoid Quarrelsstrivingaccusationspriests

The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, 'How is this one able to give us his flesh to eat?'

Verse ConceptsConfusionMisunderstood TruthEating Christ's BodyDiscussionsJesus As Food

'On the succeeding day, also, he shewed himself to them as they are striving, and urged them to peace, saying, Men, brethren are ye, wherefore do ye injustice to one another?

Verse ConceptsLove Between RelativesWronging Other PeopleFighting One Another

And there came a great cry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part having arisen, were striving, saying, 'No evil do we find in this man; and if a spirit spake to him, or a messenger, we may not fight against God;'

Verse ConceptsTeachers Of The LawSpirit BeingsSound

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
G75
ἀγωνίζομαι 
Agonizomai 
Usage: 5

ἀθλέω 
Athleo 
Usage: 2

ἀνταγωνίζομαι 
Antagonizomai 
Usage: 1

διαμάχομαι 
Diamachomai 
Usage: 1

ἐρίζω 
Erizo 
Usage: 1

λογομαχέω 
Logomacheo 
Usage: 1

μάχη 
Mache 
Usage: 4

μάχομαι 
Machomai 
Usage: 4

συναγωνίζομαι 
sunagonizomai 
Usage: 1

συναθλέω 
sunathleo 
Usage: 2

φιλοτιμέομαι 
Philotimeomai 
Usage: 3