Contending and Striving

Contender, disputar, reñir; pleitear o litigar una causa; como sustantivo: disputa o pleito.

Temblar, estremecerse, enfurecerse o agitarse; de la tierra que tiembla, personas que tiemblan de miedo, o personas que se enfurecen; causativo: pertu

Juzgar, emitir un veredicto legal; contender o luchar; defender la causa de alguien; por extensión, gobernar o regir.

Suscitar contienda, provocar, contender; en Hitpael, entablar conflicto o hacer guerra contra alguien.

Sentir asco, repugnancia profunda o aborrecimiento de sí mismo; en Hitpael, contender o luchar contra

contender vigorosamente, luchar con vehemencia; disputar o debatir con intensidad

contender, disputar, porfiar

φῐλόνῑκ-ος, ον, fond of victory, contentious. __1 in bad sense, οὔτε δύσηρις ἐὼν οὔτ᾽ ὦν φ. ἄγαν Refs 5th c.BC+; φ. ἐστι πρὸς ὃ ἂν ὁρμήσῃ Refs 5th c.BC+; coupled with φιλότιμος, Refs; ἐπίπονον καὶ φ. καὶ φιλότιμον.. καταστήσας τὸν βίον Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 in good sense, of spirited horses, Refs 5th c.BC+: of persons, φ. πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἐλλείπεσθαι Refs 1st c.AD+; τὸ φ., ={φιλονικία, ἔσῳζον τὸ φ. ἐν ταῖς ψυχαῖς} Refs 5th c.BC+ adverb -κως in eager rivalry, παραθεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ἀνθρωπίνως, Refs 4th c.BC+ occur, without any distinction of meaning, e.g. in Refs 5th c.BC+; φιλόνῑκος is implied by Refs 4th c.BC+; the compound of φιλο- and νεῖκος would be Φιλονεική; the sense __A contentious arises naturally from fond of victory; in Refs 8th c.BC+; -νῑκ- is also found in late documents, as Refs 6th c.AD+

contender, disputar, enzarzarse en una querella (Hitpael reflexivo/recíproco)