Berean Strong's Lexicon polemeó: To wage war, to fight, to engage in battle Original Word: πολεμέω Word Origin: From the Greek noun πόλεμος (polemos), meaning "war" or "battle." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4421 (milchamah): War, battle - H3898 (lacham): To fight, to do battle Usage: The verb "polemeó" is used in the New Testament to describe the act of waging war or engaging in conflict. It conveys the idea of active participation in warfare, whether physical or spiritual. The term can be applied to literal battles between nations or metaphorically to spiritual struggles and conflicts. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, warfare was a common aspect of life, with city-states and empires frequently engaging in battles for territory, power, and influence. The concept of war was well understood by the original audience of the New Testament, and the metaphor of spiritual warfare would have resonated deeply with them. The New Testament often uses military imagery to describe the Christian life, emphasizing the struggle against spiritual forces of evil. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom polemos Definition to make war NASB Translation make war (1), quarrel (1), wage war (2), waged (1), wages war (1), waging (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4170: πολεμέωπολεμέω, πολέμῳ; future πολεμήσω; 1 aorist ἐπολέμησα; (πόλεμος); (from Sophocles and Herodotus down); the Sept. chiefly for נִלְחַם; to war, carry on war; to fight: Revelation 19:11; μετά τίνος (on which construction see μετά, I. 2 d., p. 403{b}), Revelation 2:16; Revelation 12:7 (where Rec. κατά; (cf. on this verse Buttmann, § 140, 14 and under the word μετά as above)); Revelation 13:4; Revelation 17:14; equivalent to to wrangle, quarrel, James 4:2. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to battle, make war. From polemos; to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. To battle (literally or figuratively): -fight, (make) war. see GREEK polemos Forms and Transliterations επολέμει επολέμεις επολέμησα επολέμησαν επολέμησάν επολέμησε επολεμησεν επολέμησεν ἐπολέμησεν επολέμουν πολεμει πολεμεί πολεμεῖ πολέμει πολεμείν πολεμειτε πολεμείτε πολεμεῖτε πολεμησαι πολεμήσαι πολεμήσαί πολεμῆσαι πολεμήσατε πολεμήσει πολεμήσεις πολεμήσετε πολεμήσητε πολεμήσομεν πολέμησον πολεμήσουσι πολεμήσουσί πολεμησουσιν πολεμήσουσιν πολεμησω πολεμήσω πολεμήσωμεν πολεμικά πολεμική πολεμικοίς πολεμικόν πολέμιος πολεμίου πολεμισταί πολεμισταίς πολεμιστάς πολεμιστήν πολεμιστής πολεμιστών πολεμίων πολεμουμένη πολεμούντα πολεμούντας πολεμούντάς πολεμούντες πολεμούντές πολεμούντων πολεμούσιν πολεμών epolemesen epolemēsen epolémesen epolémēsen polemei polemeî polemeite polemeîte polemesai polemêsai polemēsai polemē̂sai polemeso polemēsō polemḗso polemḗsō polemesousin polemēsousin polemḗsousinLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance James 4:2 V-PIA-2PGRK: μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε οὐκ ἔχετε NAS: [so] you fight and quarrel. You do not have KJV: ye fight and war, yet ye have INT: you fight and war not you have Revelation 2:16 V-FIA-1S Revelation 12:7 V-ANA Revelation 12:7 V-AIA-3S Revelation 13:4 V-ANA Revelation 17:14 V-FIA-3P Revelation 19:11 V-PIA-3S Strong's Greek 4170 |