Machomai describes people in conflict, whether disputing with one another or fighting.

The occurrences show conflict between people: disputing over a question, fighting while being urged toward reconciliation, and conduct believers are told to avoid. The supplied verses do not establish a separate lexical sense for physical fighting versus verbal quarrel.

1. Conflict or contention between people · dominant

   In John 6:52, the imperfect middle form describes an ongoing dispute after a question is raised; the APB renders the clause “the Jews quarreled with one another.” In Acts 7:26, the present middle participle identifies men who were fighting as someone seeks to reconcile them, while James 4:2 and 2 Timothy 2:24 place the present forms in statements about quarrelling and its avoidance.

   John 6:52Acts 7:26James 4:22 Timothy 2:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the forms with “quarreled,” “fighting,” and “quarrel.” These renderings confirm the verses’ conflict setting rather than define each form separately.