Words the Bible translates as dispute
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- diakrinōδιακρίνωto dispute or contend with someone; to take issue.
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- to tell things apart: to distinguish, discern, evaluate, or decide between them.
- to be divided within oneself, to waver; traditionally rendered "to doubt."
- dialogismosδιαλογισμόςa dispute: the quarreling and complaining that breaks out when people press competing views
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- an inner reasoning of the heart: the thoughts, deliberations, and designs a person turns over privately, often futile or corrupt
- antilogiaἀντιλογίαopposition set against someone or something: from a spoken objection, through a formal dispute, to open rebellion against rightful authority.
- dialegōδιαλέγωto talk something through with others: to reason, discuss, and argue a case back and forth
- antilegōἀντιλέγωto speak against someone or something: to contradict, deny, or set oneself in opposition.
- suzēteōσυζητέωto go after a question together with other people: to talk it over with them or to argue it out against them
- zētēsisζήτησιςan inquiry: the act of seeking out an answer, whether by formal investigation or by arguing a question back and forth
- zētēmaζήτημαa question/disputenot studied yet
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