πολεμέω
polemeō · wage war, fight
Greek word · Strong’s number G4170 · appears 7 times in the Bible
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polemeō (πολεμέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “wage war, fight”.
How to say it
po·le·me·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To take up arms or force against an enemy.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- fight ×2
- will make war ×2
- fought ×1
- makes war ×1
- wage war ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- James 4:2
You desire and do not have; you murder and are jealous and cannot obtain; you fight and wage war. You do not have because you do not ask.
- Revelation 2:16
Change your mind, then; otherwise, I am coming to you soon, and I will make war against them with the sword of my mouth.
- Revelation 12:7
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels went out to fight against the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels,
- Revelation 13:4
And they worshiped the dragon, because he had given the authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?”
- Revelation 17:14
These will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”
- Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and look, a white horse, and the one who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
And 1 more times.