International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Brawler

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Brawler


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brôl´ẽr (Ḳerē מדינים, midhyānı̄m; Kethibh מדונים, midhwānı̄m, “quarrelsomeness”; ἄμαχος, ámachos, “not fighting”): Spoken of the quarrelsome woman; “a contentious (the King James Version “brawling”) woman” (). He who seeks the office of a bishop should be “no brawler” (πάροινος, pároinos the King James Version “given to wine,” ); “not contentious” (the King James Version “not a brawler,” ; ).