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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)
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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, ὁ (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 264 times in 256 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 6 (Gen 14:2–Jos 22:33)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:2 - these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:8 - Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:17 - When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. For God said, “If they face war, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:3 - The LORD is a warrior; the LORD is his name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:17 - When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is the sound of war in the camp.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:6 - “ ‘I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:36 - “ ‘As for those of you who are left, I will make their hearts so fearful in the lands of their enemies that the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to flight. They will run as though fleeing from the sword, and they will fall, even though no one is pursuing them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:37 - They will stumble over one another as though fleeing from the sword, even though no one is pursuing them. So you will not be able to stand before your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:9 - When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the LORD your God and rescued from your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:3 - Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:18 - But Edom answered: “You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:14 - That is why the Book of the Wars of the LORD says: “. . . Zahab[fn] in Suphah and the ravines, the Arnon

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:33 - Then they turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army marched out to meet them in battle at Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:14 - Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who returned from the battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:21 - Then Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone into battle, “This is what is required by the law that the LORD gave Moses:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36 - The half share of those who fought in the battle was: 337,500 sheep,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:6 - Moses said to the Gadites and Reubenites, “Should your fellow Israelites go to war while you sit here?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:20 - Then Moses said to them, “If you will do this—if you will arm yourselves before the LORD for battle

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:27 - But your servants, every man who is armed for battle, will cross over to fight before the LORD, just as our lord says.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:29 - He said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites, every man armed for battle, cross over the Jordan with you before the LORD, then when the land is subdued before you, you must give them the land of Gilead as their possession.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:30 - But if they do not cross over with you armed, they must accept their possession with you in Canaan.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:5 - Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:9 - Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:19 - When you come to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them to war, for I will not give you possession of any land belonging to the Ammonites. I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24 - “Set out now and cross the Arnon Gorge. See, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his country. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:32 - When Sihon and all his army came out to meet us in battle at Jahaz,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:1 - Next we turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan with his whole army marched out to meet us in battle at Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:1 - When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:2 - When you are about to go into battle, the priest shall come forward and address the army.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3 - He shall say: “Hear, Israel: Today you are going into battle against your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not panic or be terrified by them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:5 - The officers shall say to the army: “Has anyone built a new house and not yet begun to live in it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may begin to live in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:6 - Has anyone planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else enjoy it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:7 - Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:12 - If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:20 - However, you may cut down trees that you know are not fruit trees and use them to build siege works until the city at war with you falls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:10 - When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:5 - If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7 - When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:13 - About forty thousand armed for battle crossed over before the LORD to the plains of Jericho for war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:14 - When the king of Ai saw this, he and all the men of the city hurried out early in the morning to meet Israel in battle at a certain place overlooking the Arabah. But he did not know that an ambush had been set against him behind the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:11 - As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the LORD hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:24 - When they had brought these kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had come with him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came forward and placed their feet on their necks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:18 - Joshua waged war against all these kings for a long time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:19 - Except for the Hivites living in Gibeon, not one city made a treaty of peace with the Israelites, who took them all in battle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:20 - For it was the LORD himself who hardened their hearts to wage war against Israel, so that he might destroy them totally, exterminating them without mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:11 - I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.) Then the land had rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:33 - They were glad to hear the report and praised God. And they talked no more about going to war against them to devastate the country where the Reubenites and the Gadites lived.

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