contention

Greek Noun Female

παρα-δια-τριβή, -ῆς, ἡ useless wrangling: seel. in Rec. for διαπαρατριβή (which see), 1Ti.6:5. δια-παρα-τριβή, -ῆς, ἡ (παρατριβή, friction, irritation) mutual irritation (Field, Notes, 211), wrangling: 1Ti.6:5 (Rec. παραδιατριβή). (AS)

contention

Greek Noun Female

Related to: διατρῐβή, ἡ, wearing away, especially of Time, way or manner of spending, χρόνου τε διατριβὰς. ἐφηῦρε. πεσσοὺς κύβους τε pastimes, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 1) pastime, amusement, [Refs 5th c.BC+]materiem jocandi, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; place of amusement, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 2) serious occupation, study, etc, τοὺς ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ καὶ τῇ τοιᾷδε δ. τεθραμμένους [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2.b) discourse, τὰς ἐμὰς δ. καὶ τοὺς λόγους [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2.c) short ethical treatise or lecture, δ. βραχέος διανοήματος ἠθικοῦ ἔκτασις [Refs 2nd c.AD+] 2.d) school of philosophy, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; also, a place of teaching, school, ἡ ἐν τῷ κήπῳ δ. [Refs 4th c.BC+] 3) way of life, passing of time, δ. ἐν ἀγορᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐν Σικελίᾳ δ. stay there, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιεῖσθαι ἐν τῷ ὑγρῷ τὴν δ, ἐν τῇ γῇ, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 4) place of resort, haunt, τὰς ἐν Λυκείῳ δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) in bad sense, waste of time, loss of time, delay, with or without χρόνου, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρόνου δ. ἐμποιεῖν, παρέχειν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; διατριβὴν ποτῷ ποιεῖν prolong a carouse, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) Rhet, occasion for dwelling on a subject, [Refs 4th c.BC+] IV) continuance, permanence, [Refs] V) obscene meaning, ={συνουσία}, [Refs 6th c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

misemployment, i.e. meddlesomeness; perverse disputing; from a compound of g3844 (παρά) and g1304 (διατρίβω)