Brawler
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BRAWLER

brol'-er (Qere midhyanim; Kethibh midhwanim, "quarrelsomeness"; amachos, "not fighting"): Spoken of the quarrelsome woman; "a contentious (the King James Version "brawling") woman" (Proverbs 21:9). He who seeks the office of a bishop should be "no brawler" (paroinos the King James Version "given to wine," Titus 1:7); "not contentious" (the King James Version "not a brawler," 1 Timothy 3:3 Titus 3:2).

Greek
269. amachos -- abstaining from fighting
... uncontentious, peaceable. From a (as a negative particle) and mache; peaceable --
not a brawler. see GREEK a. see GREEK mache. (amachon) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4131. plektes -- a striker
... Masculine Transliteration: plektes Phonetic Spelling: (plake'-tace) Short Definition:
a contentious person Definition: a striker, contentious person, brawler. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
1993. hamah -- to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
... root Definition to murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous NASB Word Usage aroused (1),
become disturbed (2), boisterous (4), brawler (1), disturbed (2), growl (1 ...
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1 Timothy iii. 4-Jan
... sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine,
no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ...
/.../homily x 1 timothy iii.htm

Homilies on S. Ignatius and S. Babylas.
... what kind of man the bishop ought to be, says, "For the bishop must be blameless
as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homilies on s ignatius and.htm

The Date of the Beginning of Noonday.
... of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; "not given to wine, no striker,
not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one ...
//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter i the date of.htm

On Examining Candidates for the Episcopal Office.
... Let him therefore be sober, prudent, decent, firm, stable, not given to wine; no
striker, but gentle; not a brawler, not covetous; "not a novice, lest, being ...
/.../constitutions of the holy apostles/sec i on examining candidates for.htm

That the Eyes of the Soul must be Purged Ere God Can be Seen.
... not corrupt boys; whether you are not insolent, or a slanderer, or passionate, or
envious, or proud, or supercilious; whether you are not a brawler, or covetous ...
/.../theophilus/theophilus to autolycus/chapter ii that the eyes of.htm

A String of Pearls
... 'A brawler,' or, as Delitzsch renders it, 'boisterous'"look into a liquor-store
if you want to verify that, or listen to a drunken party coming back from an ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a string of pearls.htm

The Almost Christian
... returns evil for evil. he is no railer, no brawler, no scoffer, either
at the faults or infirmities of his neighbour. he does not ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 2 the almost christian.htm

On the Character and Teaching of the Bishop.
... nor rapacious; no purloiner; no admirer of the rich, nor hater of the poor; no
evil-speaker, nor false witness; not given to anger; no brawler; not entangled ...
/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec ii on the character and.htm

The Levites Ought to be Utterly Free from all Earthly Desires. ...
... the Apostle, when he said: "A bishop should be sober, modest, of good behaviour,
given to hospitality, apt to teach, not covetous, nor a brawler, one that ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter l the levites ought.htm

Letter Lxix. To Oceanus.
... of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach,
not given to wine, no striker...but patient, not a brawler, not covetous ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter lxix to oceanus.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) One that brawls; wrangler.
Thesaurus
Brawler (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One that brawls; wrangler. Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia. BRAWLER. ... Multi-Version Concordance Brawler (3 Occurrences). ...
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Lover (55 Occurrences)
... voice. (BBE). 1 Timothy 3:3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious,
no lover of money; (ASV BBE YLT RSV NIV). Titus 1 ...
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Lucre (5 Occurrences)
... Lucre (5 Occurrences). 1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of
filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; (KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Filthy (22 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS YLT NIV). 1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy
lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; (KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Riotous (10 Occurrences)
... nothing. (See JPS). Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;
And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. (See JPS). Proverbs ...
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Reeleth (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Reeleth (2 Occurrences). Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker,
strong drink a brawler; And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. (See JPS). ...
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Erreth (5 Occurrences)
... erreth. (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler;
And whosoever erreth thereby is not wise. (ASV DBY). ...
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Mocker (11 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led
astray by them is not wise. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Patient (34 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). 1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy
lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; (KJV WBS). ...
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Bravest (2 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance
Brawler (3 Occurrences)

1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
(KJV ASV WBS)

Titus 1:7 For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
(ASV)

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

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Brawler

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Bravest (2 Occurrences)

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