Bible Encyclopedia: Combat

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Strong's Hebrew

6635. tsaba -- army, war, warfare
... Word Origin from tsaba Definition army, war, warfare NASB Word Usage armies (23),
army (79), army* (1), battle (1), combat (1), conflict (1), forced to labor (1 ...
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Library

How Our Eighth Combat is against the Spirit of Pride, and of Its ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter I. How our eighth combat is against the spirit of
pride, and of its character. Our eighth and last combat is ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter i how our eighth.htm

How Our Fifth Combat is against the Spirit of Dejection, and of ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter I. How our fifth combat is against the spirit of
dejection, and of the harm which it inflicts upon the soul. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter i how our fifth.htm

How Our Seventh Combat is against the Spirit of Vainglory, and ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter I. How our seventh combat is against the spirit of
vainglory, and what its nature. Our seventh combat is against ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter i how our seventh.htm

How Our Sixth Combat is against the Spirit of Accidie, and what ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter I. How our sixth combat is against the spirit of accidie,
and what its character is. Our sixth combat is with ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter i how our sixth.htm

Celsus Now Sets Himself to Combat the views of those who Say that ...
... Chapter II. Celsus now sets himself to combat the views of those who say
that the Jewish� Celsus now sets himself to combat the ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter ii celsus now sets.htm

That the Sin of Pride is Last in the Actual Order of the Combat ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter VI. That the sin of pride is last in the actual order
of the combat, but first in time and origin. And so it ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter vi that the sin.htm

That the Foundation and Basis of the Spiritual Combat must be Laid ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XVII. That the foundation and basis of the spiritual
combat must be laid in the struggle against gluttony. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xvii that the foundation.htm

Of the Number of Different Conflicts and victories through which ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XVIII. Of the number of different conflicts and victories through
which the blessed Apostle ascended to the crown of the highest combat. ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xviii of the number.htm

The Adventures of Saint Andrew of Scotland.
... to discover their way by poking before them with their spears, every moment expecting
to meet with some huge monster with whom they might be called to combat. ...
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Whether the Proper Form of this Sacrament Is: "I Sign Thee with ...
... Now as is evident from what has been already said ([4487]AA[1],2), in this sacrament
the Holy Ghost is given for strength in the spiritual combat. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the proper form of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. i.) To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

2. (v. t.) To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.

3. (n.) A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.

4. (n.) An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies.

Thesaurus

Combat (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Combat (5 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 9:26 I therefore
thus run, as not uncertainly; so I combat, as not beating the air. (DBY). ...
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List (17 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of ground, or field
of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the ground or field enclosed for a ...
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Defy (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to
dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy ...
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Fight (265 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt
to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows or weapons; to ...
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Encounter (10 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage
in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo. ...
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Defiance (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of defying, putting in opposition, or
provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat. ...
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Debate (13 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To engage in combat for; to strive for. 2.
(vt ... against. 3. (vi) To engage in strife or combat; to fight. 4 ...
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Helkath-hazzurim (1 Occurrence)
... Abner proposed that the conflict should be decided by twelve young men engaging
in personal combat on either side. So fiercely did ...
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Helkathhazzurim (1 Occurrence)
... Abner proposed that the conflict should be decided by twelve young men engaging
in personal combat on either side. So fiercely did ...
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Warfare (18 Occurrences)
... the personal courage and endurance of the combatants, fighting man against man,
but there were occasions when the decision was left to single combat, as at the ...
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Bible Concordance

Combat (5 Occurrences)

1 Corinthians 9:26 I therefore thus run, as not uncertainly; so I combat, as not beating the air.
(DBY)

Colossians 2:1 For I would have you know what combat I have for you, and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in flesh;
(DBY)

2 Timothy 4:7 I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
(Root in DBY)

2 Chronicles 26:11 Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.
(See NAS)

2 Chronicles 32:6 And he put war chiefs over the people, and sent for them all to come together to him in the wide place at the doorway into the town, and to give them heart he said to them,
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Combat

Related Terms

List (17 Occurrences)

Defy (10 Occurrences)

Fight (265 Occurrences)

Encounter (10 Occurrences)

Defiance (9 Occurrences)

Debate (13 Occurrences)

Helkath-hazzurim (1 Occurrence)

Helkathhazzurim (1 Occurrence)

Warfare (18 Occurrences)