This verb means to strive, quarrel, or contend—to engage in dispute or rivalry. In Matthew 12:19, quoting Isaiah 42:2, it describes what the Servant will not do: 'He will not strive or cry out.' The classical usage ranged from athletic competition to verbal dispute to military conflict. The Septuagint employed it for legal striving and contention. The multilingual evidence is consistent: strive, contend, quarrel—all emphasizing disputation or conflict. The context in Matthew emphasizes what the Servant avoids: contentious arguing, public disputation, the noise of controversy.