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Strifes (ἐριθεῖαι)
Rev., better, factions. See on Jam 3:14.
Wraths (θυμοί)
For the plural, compare deaths, 2Co 11:33; drunkennesses, Gal 5:21; bloods, Joh 1:13 (see note); the willings of the flesh, Eph 2:3; mercies, Phi 2:1. Excitements or outbursts of wrath.
Whisperings (ψιθυρισμοί)
Psithurismoi, the sound adapted to the sense. Only here in the New Testament. Secret slanders. In Sept., Ecc 10:11, it is used of the murmuring of a snake-charmer. Ψιθυριστής whisperer, occurs Rom 1:29.
Swellings (φυσιώσεις)
Only here in the New Testament. Conceited inflation. For the kindred verb φυσιάω to puff up, see on 1Co 4:6.
Tumults (ἀκαταστασίαι)
See on 2Co 6:5.