Bible Dictionary: Discord

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Lack of agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes.

2. (v. i.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord.

3. (n.) To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit.

Greek

1267. diamerismos -- a division
... Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: diamerismos Phonetic Spelling:
(dee-am-er-is-mos') Short Definition: breaking up, discord, hostility Definition ...
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139. hairesis -- choice, opinion
... hah'-ee-res-is) Short Definition: a self-chosen opinion, a sect Definition: a
self-chosen opinion, a religious or philosophical sect, discord or contention. ...
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2051. erizo -- to wrangle, strive
... wrangle, strive. Cognate: 2051 -- to contend; to confront (engage) in heated
debate that results in discord (needless strife). This ...
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2052. eritheia -- rivalry, hence ambition
... to (). Ancient Greek uses 2052 ("mercenary self-seeking") of acting for
one's , regardless of the discord (strife) it causes. 2052 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4090. medan -- discord, strife
... 4089, 4090. medan. 4091 . discord, strife. Transliteration: medan Phonetic
Spelling: (med-awn') Short Definition: strife. ... discord, strife. ...
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4066. madon -- strife, contention
... brawling, contention, discord, strife. From diyn; a contest or quarrel -- brawling,
contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare midyan, mdan. see HEBREW diyn. ...
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Library

Whether Discord is a Sin?
... OF DISCORD, WHICH IS CONTRARY TO PEACE (TWO ARTICLES) Whether discord is
a sin? Objection 1: It would seem that discord is not a sin. ...
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Whether Discord is a Daughter of Vainglory?
... OF DISCORD, WHICH IS CONTRARY TO PEACE (TWO ARTICLES) Whether discord is
a daughter of vainglory? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether discord is a daughter.htm

The Breaking Out of Discord
... THE ACTS CHAP. XIII TO END THE BREAKING OUT OF DISCORD. 'And certain men
which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the breaking out of discord.htm

Of Discord, which is Contrary to Peace (Two Articles)
... OF DISCORD, WHICH IS CONTRARY TO PEACE (TWO ARTICLES). ... Under the first head there
are two points of inquiry: (1) Whether discord is a sin? ...
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Your Recent Discord is Worse than the Former which Took Place in ...
... Chapter XLVII."Your recent discord is worse than the former which took place in
the times of Paul. Take up the epistle of the blessed Apostle Paul. ...
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Your Recent Discord is Worse than the Former which Took Place in ...
... The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. Chapter XLVII."Your Recent Discord
is Worse Than the Former Which Took Place in the Times of Paul. ...
/.../keith/the epistles of clement/chapter xlvii your recent discord is.htm

Whether There Can be Strife or Discord among the Angels?
... OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF THE GOOD ANGELS (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether there can
be strife or discord among the angels? Objection 1: It ...
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What Produces Peace, and what Discord, Between the Heavenly and ...
... Book XIX. Chapter 17."What Produces Peace, and What Discord, Between the
Heavenly and Earthly Cities. But the families which do ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 17 what produces peace and.htm

About the Discord of Philosophic Opinion, and the Concord of the ...
... Book XVIII. Chapter 41."About the Discord of Philosophic Opinion, and the Concord
of the Scriptures that are Held as Canonical by the Church. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 41 about the discord of.htm

Whether the Daughters of Vainglory are Suitably Reckoned to be ...
... FIVE ARTICLES) Whether the daughters of vainglory are suitably reckoned to be
disobedience, boastfulness, hypocrisy, contention, obstinacy, discord, and love ...
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Thesaurus

Discord (7 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Discord (7 Occurrences). ... Proverbs 6:14 in whose heart is
perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord. ...
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Dissension (18 Occurrences)
... producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious
divisions; breach of friendship and union; strife; discord; quarrel. ...
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Jar (45 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound;
a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds. ...
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Soweth (16 Occurrences)
... salt. (YLT). Proverbs 6:14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief
continually; he soweth discord. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). ...
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Sows (18 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 6:14 in whose heart is perverseness, who
devises evil continually, who always sows discord. (WEB). ...
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Evolution
... folklore. Between such accounts and the dicta of pure science, it would be
absurd either to assume or to seek for harmony or discord. ...
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Variance (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) Change of condition; variation. 2. (n.) Difference that produce dispute
or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel. ...
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Uttereth (30 Occurrences)
... ASV DBY WBS). Proverbs 6:19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that
soweth discord among brethren. (ASV DBY). Proverbs 10:18 ...
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Utters (26 Occurrences)
... At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words: (WEB NAS). Proverbs 6:19
a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers. ...
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Frowardness (4 Occurrences)
... YLT). Proverbs 6:14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief
continually; he soweth discord. (KJV JPS WBS YLT). Proverbs ...
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Bible Concordance

Discord (7 Occurrences)

Acts 15:2 Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
(WEB)

1 Corinthians 12:25 that there might be no disunion in the body, but that all the members might entertain the same anxious care for one another's welfare.
(See RSV)

Galatians 5:20 idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,
(See NIV)

Esther 1:18 Today, the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's deed will tell all the king's princes. This will cause much contempt and wrath.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 6:14 in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Proverbs 6:19 a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Proverbs 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Discord

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