- Original: μάχη - Transliteration: Mache - Phonetic: makh'-ay - Definition: 1. a fight or combat a. of those in arms, a battle b. of persons at variance, disputants etc., strife, contention c. a quarrel - Origin: from G3164 - TDNT entry: 12:47,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G3164 ; a battle that is (figuratively) controversy: - fighting strive striving. Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • fightings, 2 2 Corinthians 7:5; Jam 4:1 • strifes, 1 2 Timothy 2:23 • strivings, 1 Titus 3:9