◄ 4170. polemeó ►
Strong's Lexicon polemeó: To wage war, to fight, to engage in battle Original Word: πολεμέω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: polemeó Pronunciation: po-leh-MEH-o Phonetic Spelling: (pol-em-eh'-o) Definition: To wage war, to fight, to engage in battle Meaning: I make war, contend, fight, battle. 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 Origin from 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: πολεμέω πολεμέω, 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 polemḗsousin Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance James 4:2 V-PIA-2P GRK: 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 GRK: ταχύ καὶ πολεμήσω μετ' αὐτῶν NAS: to you quickly, and I will make war against KJV: quickly, and will fight against them INT: quickly and will make war with them Revelation 12:7 V-ANA GRK: αὐτοῦ τοῦ πολεμῆσαι μετὰ τοῦ NAS: and his angels waging war KJV: his angels fought against the dragon; INT: of him warred against the Revelation 12:7 V-AIA-3S GRK: ὁ δράκων ἐπολέμησεν καὶ οἱ NAS: The dragon and his angels waged war, KJV: and the dragon fought and his INT: the dragon warred and the Revelation 13:4 V-ANA GRK: τίς δύναται πολεμῆσαι μετ' αὐτοῦ NAS: and who is able to wage war with him? KJV: who is able to make war with him? INT: who is able to make war with it Revelation 17:14 V-FIA-3P GRK: τοῦ ἀρνίου πολεμήσουσιν καὶ τὸ NAS: These will wage war against the Lamb, KJV: These shall make war with the Lamb, INT: the Lamb war will make and the Revelation 19:11 V-PIA-3S GRK: κρίνει καὶ πολεμεῖ NAS: He judges and wages war. KJV: he doth judge and make war. INT: he judges and makes war Strong's Greek 4170 7 Occurrences ἐπολέμησεν — 1 Occ. πολεμῆσαι — 2 Occ. πολεμήσω — 1 Occ. πολεμήσουσιν — 1 Occ. πολεμεῖ — 1 Occ. πολεμεῖτε — 1 Occ.