- Original: ἔρις - Transliteration: Eris - Phonetic: er'-is - Definition: a. contention, strife, wrangling - Origin: of uncertain affinity - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; a quarrel that is (by implication) wrangling: - contention debate strife variance. Total KJV Occurrences: 9 • contentions, 2 1 Corinthians 1:11; Titus 3:9 • debate, 1 Romans 1:29 • debates, 1 2 Corinthians 12:20 • strife, 4 Romans 13:13; 1 Corinthians 3:3; Philippians 1:15; 1 Timothy 6:4 • variance, 1 Galatians 5:20