Brawling

One word in the New Testament expresses a virtue negatively — by reference to the sin concerned. The word amachos is rendered as “not a brawler” in one place (1 Tim. 3:3), and “no brawler” in another (Tit. 3:2). In the first Paul is describing the character of the ideal elder — he is not to be pugnacious. In the second, Paul is instructing Titus on the importance of teaching his parishioners to be subject to the civil authorities, “to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.” The context clearly shows that Paul is clearly referring to the kind of men who can be gathered up for a mob (usually in short order).