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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 - fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:8 - Then the rebel kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (also called Zoar) prepared for battle in the valley of the Dead Sea.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:10 - We must make a plan to keep them from growing even more. If we don’t, and if war breaks out, they will join our enemies and fight against us. Then they will escape from the country.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:17 - When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:3 - The LORD is a warrior;
Yahweh[fn] is his name!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:17 - When Joshua heard the boisterous noise of the people shouting below them, he exclaimed to Moses, “It sounds like war in the camp!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:6 - “I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your enemies out of your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:36 - “And for those of you who survive, I will demoralize you in the land of your enemies. You will live in such fear that the sound of a leaf driven by the wind will send you fleeing. You will run as though fleeing from a sword, and you will fall even when no one pursues you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:37 - Though no one is chasing you, you will stumble over each other as though fleeing from a sword. You will have no power to stand up against your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:9 - “When you arrive in your own land and go to war against your enemies who attack you, sound the alarm with the trumpets. Then the LORD your God will remember you and rescue you from your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:3 - “Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little ones will be carried off as plunder! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:18 - But the king of Edom said, “Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:14 - For this reason The Book of the Wars of the LORD speaks of “the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the ravines of the Arnon River,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:33 - Then they turned and marched up the road to Bashan, but King Og of Bashan and all his people attacked them at Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:14 - But Moses was furious with all the generals and captains[fn] who had returned from the battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:21 - Then Eleazar the priest said to the men who were in the battle, “The LORD has given Moses this legal requirement:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 31:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:36 - Half of the plunder was given to the fighting men. It totaled 337,500 sheep and goats,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:6 - “Do you intend to stay here while your brothers go across and do all the fighting?” Moses asked the men of Gad and Reuben.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:20 - Then Moses said, “If you keep your word and arm yourselves for the LORD’s battles,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:27 - But all who are able to bear arms will cross over to fight for the LORD, just as you have said.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:29 - He said, “The men of Gad and Reuben who are armed for battle must cross the Jordan with you to fight for the LORD. If they do, give them the land of Gilead as their property when the land is conquered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:30 - But if they refuse to arm themselves and cross over with you, then they must accept land with the rest of you in the land of Canaan.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:5 - Do not bother them, for I have given them all the hill country around Mount Seir as their property, and I will not give you even one square foot of their land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:9 - the LORD warned us, ‘Do not bother the Moabites, the descendants of Lot, or start a war with them. I have given them Ar as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:19 - and enter the land of the Ammonites, the descendants of Lot. But do not bother them or start a war with them. I have given the land of Ammon to them as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:24 - Moses continued, “Then the LORD said, ‘Now get moving! Cross the Arnon Gorge. Look, I will hand over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I will give you his land. Attack him and begin to occupy the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:32

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:32 - “Then King Sihon declared war on us and mobilized his forces at Jahaz.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:1 - “Next we turned and headed for the land of Bashan, where King Og and his entire army attacked us at Edrei.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:1 - “When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:2 - When you prepare for battle, the priest must come forward to speak to the troops.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:3 - He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:5 - “Then the officers of the army must address the troops and say, ‘Has anyone here just built a new house but not yet dedicated it? If so, you may go home! You might be killed in the battle, and someone else would dedicate your house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:6 - Has anyone here just planted a vineyard but not yet eaten any of its fruit? If so, you may go home! You might die in battle, and someone else would eat the first fruit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:7 - Has anyone here just become engaged to a woman but not yet married her? Well, you may go home and get married! You might die in the battle, and someone else would marry her.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:12 - But if they refuse to make peace and prepare to fight, you must attack the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:20 - You may only cut down trees that you know are not valuable for food. Use them to make the equipment you need to attack the enemy town until it falls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:10 - “Suppose you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD your God hands them over to you, and you take some of them as captives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:5 - “A newly married man must not be drafted into the army or be given any other official responsibilities. He must be free to spend one year at home, bringing happiness to the wife he has married.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:7 - “When we came here, King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to fight against us, but we defeated them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:13 - These armed men—about 40,000 strong—were ready for battle, and the LORD was with them as they crossed over to the plains of Jericho.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:14 - When the king of Ai saw the Israelites across the valley, he and all his army hurried out early in the morning and attacked the Israelites at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley.[fn] But he didn’t realize there was an ambush behind the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:11 - As the Amorites retreated down the road from Beth-horon, the LORD destroyed them with a terrible hailstorm from heaven that continued until they reached Azekah. The hail killed more of the enemy than the Israelites killed with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:24 - When they brought them out, Joshua told the commanders of his army, “Come and put your feet on the kings’ necks.” And they did as they were told.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:18 - waging war for a long time to accomplish this.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:19 - No one in this region made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites of Gibeon. All the others were defeated.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:20 - For the LORD hardened their hearts and caused them to fight the Israelites. So they were completely destroyed without mercy, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:11 - I am as strong now as I was when Moses sent me on that journey, and I can still travel and fight as well as I could then.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:15 - (Previously Hebron had been called Kiriath-arba. It had been named after Arba, a great hero of the descendants of Anak.)
And the land had rest from war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:33 - And all the Israelites were satisfied and praised God and spoke no more of war against Reuben and Gad.

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