Strong's Lexicon
G4170 — πολεμέω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4170 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πολεμέω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4171 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | polemeo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pol-em-eh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to be (engaged) in warfare, i.e. to battle {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | fight, (make) war |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πολεμέω, πολέμῳ; future πολεμήσω; 1 aorist ἐπολέμησα; (πόλεμος); (from Sophocles and Herodotus down); the Sept. chiefly for ðÄìÀçÇí; to war, carry on war; to fight: Rev 19:11; μετά τίνος (on which construction see μετά, I. 2 d., p. 403{b}), Rev 2:16; Rev 12:7 (where Rec. κατά; (cf. on this verse Buttmann, § 140, 14 and under the word μετά as above)); Rev 13:4; Rev 17:14; equivalent to to wrangle, quarrel, Jas 4:2.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πολεμέω (fight)
James 4:2
- KJV: Ye lust and have not ye kill and desire to have and cannot obtain ye fight and war yet ye have not because ye ask not
- GK: επιθυμείτε και ουκ έχετε φονεύετε και ζηλούτε και ου δύνασθε επιτυχείν μάχεσθε και πολεμείτε ουκ έχετε διά το μη αιτείσθαι υμάς
Revelation 2:16
- KJV: Repent or else I will come unto thee quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth
- GK: μετανόησον ει έρχομαί σοι ταχύ και πολεμήσω μετ΄ αυτών εν τη ρομφαία του στόματός μου
Revelation 12:7
- KJV: And there was war in heaven Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels
- GK: και εγένετο πόλεμος εν τω ουρανώ ο Μιχαήλ και οι άγγελοι αυτού του πολεμησαι μετά του δράκοντος και ο δράκων επολέμησε και οι άγγελοι αυτού
Revelation 13:4
- KJV: And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast and they worshipped the beast saying Who like unto the beast who is able to make war with him
- GK: και προσεκύνησαν τω δράκοντι τω δεδωκότι την εξουσίαν τω θηρίω και προσεκύνησαν τω θηρίω λέγοντες τις όμοιος τω θηρίω και τις δυνατός πολεμήσαι μετ΄ αυτού
Revelation 17:14
- KJV: These shall make war with the Lamb and the Lamb shall overcome them for he is Lord of lords and King of kings and they that are with him called and chosen and faithful
- GK: ούτοι μετά του αρνίου πολεμήσουσι και το αρνίον νικήσει αυτούς ότι κύριος κυρίων εστί και βασιλεύς βασιλέων και οι μετ΄ αυτού κλητοί και εκλεκτοί και πιστοί
Revelation 19:11
- KJV: And I saw heaven opened and behold a white horse and that sat upon him called Faithful and True and in righteousness he doth judge and make war
- GK: και είδον τον ουρανόν ανεωγμένον και ιδού ίππος λευκός και ο καθήμενος επ΄ αυτόν καλούμενος πιστός και αληθινός και εν δικαιοσύνη κρίνει και πολεμεί