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Lexicon :: Strong's G4170 - polemeō

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πολεμέω
Transliteration
polemeō (Key)
Pronunciation
pol-em-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:502,904

Strong’s Definitions

πολεμέω poleméō, pol-em-eh'-o; from G4171; to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. to battle (literally or figuratively):—fight, (make) war.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G4170 in the following manner: make war (3x), fight (3x), war (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G4170 in the following manner: make war (3x), fight (3x), war (1x).

  1. to war, carry on war

  2. to fight

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πολεμέω poleméō, pol-em-eh'-o; from G4171; to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. to battle (literally or figuratively):—fight, (make) war.
STRONGS G4170:
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

James
4:2
Revelation
2:16; 12:7; 13:4; 17:14; 19:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4170 matches the Greek πολεμέω (polemeō),
which occurs 154 times in 150 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Exo 14:14–1Sa 17:32)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:14 - The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:25 - And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:8 - Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:16 - For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:1 - And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:26 - For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:41 - Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:42 - And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:22 - Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:5 - And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:23 - So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:47 - And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:11 - And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:1 - Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:3 - And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:5 - And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:8 - Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:9 - And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:14 - Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:19 - The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:20 - They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:1 - And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:17 - (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:38 - Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:39 - And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:45 - And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:18 - And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:4 - And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:5 - And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:6 - And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:8 - And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:9 - And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:12 - And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:20 - But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:25 - And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:27 - Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:32 - So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:1 - And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:3 - And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:4 - Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:14 - But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:18 - And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:9 - Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:10 - And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:20 - That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:9 - And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:47 - So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:18 - And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:9 - If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:32 - And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

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