- Original: ἐριθεία - Transliteration: Eritheia - Phonetic: er-ith-i'-ah - Definition: 1. electioneering or intriguing for office a. apparently, in the NT a courting distinction, a desire to put one's self forward, a partisan and fractious spirit which does not disdain low arts b. partisanship, fractiousness This word is found before NT times only in Aristotle where it denotes a self-seeking pursuit of political office by unfair means. (A&G)Paul exhorts to be one in the mind of christ not putting self forward or being selfish (Philippians 2:2) - Origin: perhaps as the same as G2042 - TDNT entry: 13:00,3 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Perhaps from the same as G2042 ; properly intrigue that is (by implication) faction: - contention (-ious) strife. Total KJV Occurrences: 7 • contention, 1 Philippians 1:16 • contentious, 1 Romans 2:8 • strife, 4 Galatians 5:20; Philippians 2:3; Jam 3:14; Jam 3:16 • strifes, 1 2 Corinthians 12:20