φῐλονῑκ-ία G5379
Contentiousness, rivalry, disputatious spirit; love of victory leading to quarreling
Competition sours when love of victory overrides love of truth. This noun names the spirit that must win every argument, that turns conversation into contest. Luke 22:24 records the disciples' shocking dispute about greatness even as Jesus approaches crucifixion—φιλονικία at its most tragically ironic moment. Classical Greek distinguished good rivalry (emulation in excellence) from bad (contentious quarreling), but the New Testament usage falls decisively on the negative side. Spanish 'contienda' and French 'dispute' capture the combative spirit, while the domain assignment to 'properties/relations' rather than communication suggests this is about posture, not mere disagreement.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Contentious dispute, rivalry marked by combative spirit and love of victory for its own sake. Luke 22:24's devastating example shows disciples arguing about greatness while Jesus moves toward the cross, revealing how φιλονικία blinds participants to larger realities. Classical Greek usage ranged from healthy emulation to petty quarreling; the New Testament instance clearly falls in the negative domain—competitive spirit that fractures community by making every interaction a contest. 1×
AR["مُنازَعَةٌ"]·ben["বিবাদ"]·DE["φιλονεικία"]·EN["a-dispute"]·FR["dispute"]·heb["מַחְלֹקֶת"]·HI["विवाद"]·ID["pertengkaran"]·IT["philoneikia"]·jav["padudon"]·KO["다투이"]·RU["спор"]·ES["contienda"]·SW["ugomvi"]·TR["çekişme"]·urd["جھگڑا"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
φῐλονῑκ-ία, ἡ, love of victory, rivalry, contentiousness, mostly in bad sense, φ. ἕνεκα τῆς αὐτίκα Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς τοσοῦτον φιλονικίας ἐλθεῖν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν, ὥστε.. NT+5th c.BC+ __2 in good sense, competition, emulation, emulous eagerness, ἔστω τούτων.. κατὰ νόμον ἅμιλλά τε καὶ φ. Refs 5th c.BC+; φιλονικίας ἐμποιεῖν περὶ τῶν καλῶν ἔργωνRefs; especially in the games, πολλὴ φ. ἐγίγνετο Refs 5th c.BC+ —On the form φιλονεικία, see at {φιλόνικος} near the end