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Lexicon :: Strong's G4171 - polemos

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πόλεμος
Transliteration
polemos (Key)
Pronunciation
pol'-em-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From pelomai (to bustle)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:502,904

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxvi. πόλεμος, μάχη.

Strong’s Definitions

πόλεμος pólemos, pol'-em-os; from πέλομαι pélomai (to bustle); warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series):—battle, fight, war.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G4171 in the following manner: war (12x), battle (5x), fight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G4171 in the following manner: war (12x), battle (5x), fight (1x).
  1. a war

  2. a fight, a battle

  3. a dispute, strife, quarrel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πόλεμος pólemos, pol'-em-os; from πέλομαι pélomai (to bustle); warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series):—battle, fight, war.
STRONGS G4171:
πόλεμος πολέμου, (from ΠΑΛΩ, πολέω, to turn, to range about, whence Latinpello, bellum; (but cf. Fick 1:671; Vanicek, 513)) (from Homer down), the Sept. for מִלְחָמָה;
1. properly,
a. war: Matthew 24:6; Mark 13:7; Luke 14:31; Luke 21:9; Hebrews 11:31; in imitation of the Hebrew מִלְחָמָה עָשָׂה followed by אֵת or עִם (Genesis 14:2; Deuteronomy 20:12, 20), πόλεμον ποιεῖν μετά τίνος, Revelation 11:7; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:7 (here L omits; WH Tr marginal reading brackets the clause); Revelation 19:19 (cf. μετά, I. 2 d.).
b. a fight, a battle (more precisely μάχη; "in Homer (where Iliad 7, 174 it is used even of single combat) and Hesiod the sense of battle prevails; in Attic that of tear" (Liddell and Scott, under the word); cf. Trench, § 86:and (in partial modification) Schmidt, chapter 138, 5 and 6): 1 Corinthians 14:8; Hebrews 11:34; Revelation 9:7, 9; Revelation 12:7; Revelation 16:14; Revelation 20:8.
2. a dispute, strife, quarrel: πόλεμοι καί μάχαι, James 4:1 (Sophocles El. 219; Plato, Phaedo, p. 66 c.).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
14:2
Deuteronomy
20:12; 20:20
Matthew
24:6
Mark
13:7
Luke
14:31; 21:9
1 Corinthians
14:8
Hebrews
11:31; 11:34
James
4:1
Revelation
9:7; 9:9; 11:7; 12:7; 12:17; 13:7; 16:14; 19:19; 20:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4171 matches the Greek πόλεμος (polemos),
which occurs 18 times in 16 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:6 -

“You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:7 -

“When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be alarmed; these things must take place, but it is not yet the end.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:31 -

“Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and decide if he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:9 -

“When you hear of wars and rebellions,[fn] don’t be alarmed. Indeed, it is necessary that these things take place first, but the end won’t come right away.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:8 -

In fact, if the bugle makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle?

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:34 -

quenched the raging of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, gained strength in weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:1 -

What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from your passions that wage war within you?[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:7 -

The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. Something like golden crowns was on their heads; their faces were like human faces;

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:9 -

they had chests like iron breastplates; the sound of their wings was like the sound of many chariots with horses rushing into battle;

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:7 -

When they finish their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war on them, conquer them, and kill them.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:7 -

Then war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels also fought,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:17 -

So the dragon was furious with the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring[fn] ​— ​those who keep the commands of God and hold firmly to the testimony about Jesus.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:7 -

And it was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. It was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:14 -

For they are demonic spirits performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle on the great day of God, the Almighty.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:19 -

Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and against his army.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:8 -

and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea.

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